The Mobile Irrigation Lab Team: Helping Panhandle Farmers Lower Costs and Conserve Water

by Andrea Albertin | Aug 11, 2017

The Northwest Florida Mobile Irrigation Lab Northwest Florida’s Mobile Irrigation Lab (MIL), run by Mark Miles, Rex Patterson, and Robert Patterson, is working hard to help farmers increase crop yields and lower costs through improved irrigation efficiency. By...

Moisture Monitoring, Cover Crops, and Best Management Practices for Crop Farmers

by Libbie Johnson | Aug 11, 2017

On August 10th, UF/IFAS Santa Rosa and Escambia County Extension hosted a field day covering moisture monitoring, cover crops, and best management practices at Mickey Diamond’s Farm.  Through a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Best...

SesameFARM – A New Irrigation Scheduling Model for Sesame Production

by Diane | Sep 23, 2016

Romain Gloaguen and Diane Rowland, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Sesame research has been carried out at the University of Florida (UF/IFAS) for more than 5 years now.  Scientist there know more about the crop and its behavior in the Southeastern US than ever before....

PeanutFARM Irrigation and Harvest Tool is Now Mobile Friendly

by Diane | May 20, 2016

Brendan Zurweller and Diane Rowland, UFIFAS Agronomy Department Even in the southeast, where annual rainfall totals would lead you to believe that water stress rarely occurs, depletion of soil water can develop quickly during the peanut growing season.  There are...

Beware of the Upcoming Heat – Drought Stress in Vegetables

by Josh Freeman | Apr 22, 2016

It happens every year, usually the second week of May, but this year it looks like it may be next week. We are strolling right along, crops are moving beautifully, weather is nearly perfect, and then it happens. Summer shows up. And it often seems to do so very...

Reducing Water Demand for Agriculture

by Jim Marois | Jun 12, 2015

Dan Dourte, Ron Bartel, Sheeja George, David Wright, Jim Marois, UF/IFAS NFREC Cotton and peanuts are grown on nearly 2 million irrigated acres in the Southeastern U.S. The consumptive water use for irrigation has significantly impacted groundwater resources, spring...