by external | Apr 14, 2023
Article by Dr. Eric Protkso, UGA Weed Scientist In the world of herbicide development, much of the emphasis by major U.S. agricultural chemical companies is on the “big acreage” crops such as field corn, soybean and wheat. I can’t blame them though, since there...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 10, 2023
The 2023 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was held Thursday, March 2. The event had record breaking attendance going back at least a decade, with 160 people turning out. Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to row crops farmers regarding key production...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 24, 2023
Just as they are in most Florida crops, nematodes are a major pest of cotton. Southern root-knot nematode and reniform nematode are the primary issues. Starting with the 2021 growing season, new tools to manage these nematodes became available: cultivars designated as...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 24, 2023
This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation. Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
by external | Feb 17, 2023
Dr. Scott Graham and Dr. Ron Smith, Auburn Entomologists in “February 16, 2023 Cotton Shorts” The new cotton technology expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) protein Cry51Aa2, referred to as “ThryvOn” and developed by Bayer CropScience, will be...