by Libbie Johnson | Feb 7, 2020
This report summarizes results from the 2019 cotton demonstration variety trial at the West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, Florida. It shows the performance of 17 cotton varieties. This data represents only one year. Results should be considered over...
by Libbie Johnson | Oct 5, 2018
Farmers in the Western Panhandle are in agreement — dry weather is needed to get the crops out to gins and buying points. Currently, climatologists are predicting a 62% chance of experiencing El Niño conditions for the next 3 months. What does that mean to a farmer...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 28, 2018
For most row crop growers in Florida, Tropical Storm Gordon had minimal impact. However, in the westernmost part of the state, much of the cotton suffered significant damage. Though the winds were not extremely strong, the combination of saturated soils and winds...
by Libbie Johnson | Jul 20, 2018
This article is from an educational update email from Dr. Bob Kemerait, UGA Plant Pathologist. Dr. Kemerait gave permission for Panhandle Ag to use this to share with the growers of Florida. Andrew Sawyer, UGA Wilcox County Extension, sent me these great pictures...
by Libbie Johnson | May 11, 2018
During a pond visit to the dry northern part of Escambia County, something caught my eye floating along the margins of the pond. There, on the shore, perched on a blade of grass, was an empty dragonfly exoskeleton and a newly emerged adult dragonfly (see image...
