by Doug Mayo | May 20, 2016
April was a good month for cotton prices. So far, May has not been. Prices do seem to be attempting somewhat of a recovery, however. Both old crop July futures and new crop December futures have bounced back to recover about half of the decline we’ve experienced so...
by Ethan Carter | May 13, 2016
Common examples of integrated pest management strategies include manipulation of planting date or row spacing, tillage variations, pesticide use, and variety selection. Most of these are typically used in combination for optimal pest management. Regarding peanut...
by Nicholas Dufault | May 13, 2016
Rebecca L. Barocco and Nicholas S. Dufault As soil temperatures are increasing, it is time for peanut growers in Florida, as well as many other areas of the southeast, to consider an early season white mold (a.k.a. stem rot) fungicide spray. The possibility of low...
by Joe Funderburk | May 6, 2016
Danielle Sprague and Joe Funderburk, North Florida REC, University of Florida, IFAS Tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca, are seedling pests of peanut, soybean, and cotton throughout the southern USA. The adults and larvae feed on the developing leaves, causing injury...
by Michael Mulvaney | Apr 29, 2016
Michael J. Mulvaney, Nick Dufault, Bob Kemerait Peanut growers take note, there are new import restrictions on propiconazole residues in peanuts going to the European Union (EU). Propiconazole is an active ingredient in the common peanut fungicides Tilt, Tilt/Bravo,...
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...
