by Libbie Johnson | Aug 6, 2012
Libbie Johnson UF IFAS Escambia County Extension Northwest Florida can be a pond owner’s paradise. There is usually enough rainfall to keep ponds filled, catfish, bass, and brim are well adapted to the environmental conditions, and there is a long season to catch...
by Libbie Johnson | Jul 27, 2012
Pesticide drift is a chronic concern for anyone who applies herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and any other compound meant to control or kill a problem specie. These photographs show the effects of 2,4-DB drift from a peanut field to a cotton field across the road....
by Libbie Johnson | Jul 13, 2012
Okra can be relatively easy to grow, unless you have nematodes. Nematodes are a serious pest of okra and can damage a stand, greatly decreasing production of pods. Nematodes are microscopic round...
by Libbie Johnson | Apr 2, 2012
Escambia County Extension has had a number of calls about black medic, seen growing in fields, pastures, roadsides, and yards. This winter annual is a member of the legume family, so it is beneficial in that it will release nitrogen after its Iife cycle is...
by Libbie Johnson | Apr 2, 2012
During a recent Hog and Deer Damage meeting held for farmers and hunters in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, representatives from Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officers discussed a rule change to benefit farmers experiencing hog damage to their crops. It...
