by Matt Lollar | Sep 8, 2023
Hurricane Idalia hit the Big Bend of Florida last week causing damage to a variety of crops. While some areas may have been devastated by flooding, fruit and nut trees were mainly affected by heavy winds. Usually, younger trees are more susceptible to being blown...
by Matt Lollar | Aug 25, 2023
The Santa Rosa County Extension Office will be hosting weekly farming workshops starting September 14. You can choose to join us for one or all the workshops. The 10-part AGRItunity Farming Series is designed to give beginning farmers and experienced farmers the tools...
by Matt Lollar | Apr 21, 2023
The American elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis) is a multi-stemmed bush that produces edible berries and flowers. Little research has been conducted on this crop despite its growing popularity as a preventative treatment for the common cold and for its...
by Matt Lollar | Oct 14, 2022
Fall is upon us, football is in full swing, and persimmons are ripe on the trees. (That is if you can beat the birds and deer to them.) Persimmons may be a bad memory for some people, because they’ve only ate the astringent American persimmon, Diospyros...
by Matt Lollar | Aug 12, 2022
Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa, and Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The diaprepes root weevil (aka the Apopka weevil) is expanding its spread in North Florida and is now in Bay County. The weevil has...
