Early Leaf Spot Found on Peanuts in the Florida Panhandle

Early Leaf Spot Found on Peanuts in the Florida Panhandle

Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Crop Pathologist., Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County. This week, (July 24 and July 27) Early Leaf...
Cotton Marketing News:  Prices Get a Bounce, Now What?

Cotton Marketing News: Prices Get a Bounce, Now What?

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Prices (December 23 futures) have made a nice run and currently stand just over 85 cents.  This is the highest level since early March.  Price has improved for three consecutive weeks—increasing 3.26 cents last...
Will 2023 be a Repeat of the Peanut TSWV of 2022?

Will 2023 be a Repeat of the Peanut TSWV of 2022?

    Last year, the peanut crop in some areas suffered more losses from tomato spotted wilt than in recent memory.   If the disease pressure at the NFREC-Marianna in April-planted peanuts is an indication, there is likely to be more spotted wilt in 2023 too....
Friday Feature:  How to Enroll in the Florida Ag BMP Program

Friday Feature: How to Enroll in the Florida Ag BMP Program

This week’s featured video was produced by the Florida Department of Agriculture’s Office of Ag Water Policy to answer a basic question, “How to Enroll in the Ag BMP Program?”  The video outlines the three basic steps of enrollment into Florida...