by John Doyle Atkins | Aug 6, 2012
On July 16, I was called to a peanut field in Santa Rosa County. There I met with producer Steven Godwin, and CPS agronomist Greg Esco, to examine an unknown cluster of aphids found in the field they were scouting for lesser cornstalk borer. The scientific jury is...
by John Doyle Atkins | Jul 26, 2012
Calcium is essential for high quality peanuts, and that makes calcium management one of the more critical aspects of peanut production. Soil moisture plays a critical role in absorption of calcium. Calcium is “passively” absorbed by the developing peanut...
by John Doyle Atkins | May 25, 2012
John Doyle Atkins, Santa Rosa County Extension It’s a question that has been strongly debated for years: How much land does a horse need for grazing here in northwest Florida? The horse is a non-ruminant herbivore and a grazing animal. A horse requires a...
