by ndilorenzo | Sep 18, 2015
Nicolas DiLorenzo and Tessa Schulmeister, University of Florida NFREC, Marianna Florida Around this time of year as days begin to shorten, we are reminded that the time is approaching when we need to think about our beef cattle winter feeding strategy. You may have...
by Jennifer Bearden | Sep 18, 2015
The sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari, has been very active this summer in Northwest Florida. Typically, we are talking about grain sorghum when we warn about this pest. However, the pest was found to be significantly damaging forage sorghum in Okaloosa County....
by Doug Mayo | Sep 18, 2015
Don Shurley, University of Georgia Cotton Economist Cotton growers continue to wait on anything that would push prices to the desired 70-cent level or better. To date, little marketing or price protection has taken place as producers seem willing to wait it out. This...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 11, 2015
College football season has started, the weather is milder, and pretty soon, we will all smell cotton defoliant when driving past cotton fields. Throughout the Florida Panhandle, farmers are getting equipment ready for the harvest, and this is a good time to remind...
by Michael Donahoe | Aug 28, 2015
stinkbug damage – Ronald Smith, Auburn University, Bugwood.orgCotton is maturing rapidly across the Panhandle and it’s shaping up to be one of the earliest harvest seasons in recent years. This is due for the most part to the dry weather and the high number of...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 28, 2015
Don Shurley, University of Georgia Cotton Economist Here’s a scene from The Andy Griffith Show: AUNT BEE: Opie, you need to go next door and see Floyd about a haircut. OPIE: But Aunt Bee, those little hairs get down my neck and they itch like crazy. AUNT BEE: Well,...
