10/8/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker

10/8/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker

Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, and Camila Ichazo   As we move into October leafspot, especially late leaf spot, continues to be the...
Grain Sorghum (aka Milo) Update

Grain Sorghum (aka Milo) Update

Rome Ethredge, Interim UGA Grains and Soybean Agronomist Anthracnose levels have been increasing and documented in later planted Grain Sorghum this week. If you have any planted acres, now is the time to scout for disease if you have not already. This disease is often...
Defoliating Cotton to Create Florida’s Snowy Fields

Defoliating Cotton to Create Florida’s Snowy Fields

  Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, David Wright, UF/IFAS Agronomist, & Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension Ag Agent   It’s that time of year again, cotton defoliation is hot on the heels of peanut harvest. Many farmers are in the middle of...
2021 Cotton Production Issues in the Western Panhandle

2021 Cotton Production Issues in the Western Panhandle

The 2021 growing season has not been a good one for cotton producers in the Western Panhandle of Florida.  An overabundance of rain, lack of sunshine, and poor overall conditions has led to cotton looking less than stellar.  Though plants look good when whizzing by at...