by Doug Mayo | Sep 6, 2024
This week’s featured video was published by Field Rows to highlight the kickoff the peanut harvest season. This year is extra special at McArthur Farms, Malone, Florida, because 2024 is Larry McArthur’s 50th year growing peanuts in Jackson County. In the...
by Ethan Carter | Aug 23, 2024
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, and Bob Kemerait UGA Crop Pathologist For cotton growers, market prices have been extremely discouraging. With prices in the 65-70¢ range, it’s hard to justify intensive crop...
by external | Aug 23, 2024
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist Over the past 3 months, prices (December futures) have made 4 consecutive lower lows—rallies followed by a subsequent decline to lower than where the market was before the rally. This week, prices pushed, and actually...
by Samantha Wisely | Aug 15, 2024
Samantha M. Wisely, Wildlife Extension Specialist, University of Florida White-tailed deer (Figure 1 above) are the most popular game species in Florida, and many Floridians actively promote their presence on their properties. Although wildlife are a valued...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 15, 2024
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Regional Row Crop IPM Agent & Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County Maturity Update The Tracker below shows the number of adjusted Growing Degree Days (aGDDs) accumulated by 80 fictional fields (8 locations x 10...
by Zane Grabau | Aug 9, 2024
Sting nematode is a common problem in Florida’s potato growing regions—mainly Northeast Florida, but also the Suwannee Valley and throughout Peninsular Florida. Left untreated, this nematode causes severe damage to potato as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Fumigation...
