by Nicholas Dufault | Oct 8, 2021
Nicholas Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist, Mathew Cullen, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Dept., & Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Agent. As we move into the cooler months of fall, many of us are thinking about hunting, catching up on much need repairs,...
by Nicholas Dufault | Apr 30, 2021
Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS State Extension Pathologist, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, De Broughton, Regional Specialized Agent, and Ian Small, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist Peanut planting has already begun in Florida, so preseason decisions, such as varietal...
by Nicholas Dufault | Nov 6, 2020
Authors: Nicholas Dufault, Zach Eldred, Keir Hamilton, Kevin Korus; UF/IFAS Extension State Specialist, Doctor of Plant Medicine Students, and Alachua County Agent Florida’s industrial hemp growers face many challenges when developing a pest management plan. One...
by Nicholas Dufault | Sep 4, 2020
Nicholas Dufault, Ian Small, Santosh Sanjel, Jay Capasso and Kevin Korus, UF/IFAS Peanut Team – As we approach the end of the peanut production season, Florida’s peanut farmers need to be wary of peanut rust. Rust has been identified in fields in Columbia,...
by Nicholas Dufault | May 22, 2020
There are many environmental, chemical, and biological factors that can affect a peanut stand; fungal diseases being one of them. Recently, Aspergillus species have been the focus of fungal problems on peanut seed, as well as stand issues in the field (Aspergillus...
