by Mark Mauldin | Oct 6, 2023
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, I started out the previous peanut maturity update by declaring that we had officially made it to Fall, and in a pleasant change of pace the weather actually...
by Mark Mauldin | Sep 22, 2023
We’ve made it to Fall and pleasant surprise, it actually feels fall-like outside (at least by Florida standards). As you would expect, with us moving into Fall we are seeing the peanut growing season really starting to wind down. Unfortunately, the hand...
by Mark Mauldin | Sep 8, 2023
The peanut growing season is winding down. In the Peninsular counties, lots of peanuts are already out of the field and here in the Panhandle harvest is coming on fast. The calendar says it’s time to dig mid-April planted peanuts, but peanuts don’t...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 4, 2023
With the recent discovery of CWD in Florida and the subsequent prohibition of feeding deer within the CWD Management Zone, there has been some additional motivation applied to hunters/land managers to establish new food plots. Moreover, the timing and unexpected...
by Mark Mauldin | May 19, 2023
Calling all watermelon producers, either commercial growers or hard-core gardeners. It’s almost time to enter your finest melons in the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival. The festival and the contest have been summer-time staples in the...