by Mindy Hittle | May 17, 2013
Livestock owners need to be on the lookout for Pigeon Fever to appear again in livestock this year. Over 60 Florida horses, mainly in Walton and Okaloosa Counties, were infected with this disease in 2012. Pigeon Fever is an infection caused by the bacteria,...
by Mindy Hittle | Jan 11, 2013
By Mindy Hittle-McNair, Walton County Extension Agent There is a problematic winter annual found on bare-ground, along tree lines, and under fences. Urtica chamaedryoides commonly called fireweed, heartleaf nettle, weak nettle, or ortiguilla is a native Florida...
by Mindy Hittle | Aug 31, 2012
Some of Walton County’s perennial peanut producers are experiencing an outbreak of Horsenettles (Solanum carolinense). This pasture weed is also known as love-apple or wild tomato in panhandle Florida, and is toxic to humans and livestock. It is often...
by Mindy Hittle | May 4, 2012
Thrips are already a problem with the vegetable acreage and the cotton crop in Walton County. Even with seed inoculated before planting or in-furrow insecticide applications, plants are still at risk. The preventative treatments are taken up by the plant as it...
by Mindy Hittle | Apr 27, 2012
This year producers are already fighting Palmer Amaranth, or pigweed, which is now 3 to 5 inches tall and flowering. The anomalous weather pattern has this plant confused on what time of year it is, behaving like it is late August or September. The short day...
