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...
Avoiding Pesticide Resistance

Avoiding Pesticide Resistance

Evan Anderson, UF/IFAS Extension Walton County, Horticulture Agent Pests come in many forms, from tiny sucking mites to weeds that tower ten feet tall. Chances are, whatever the pest is, there’s a pesticide to fight it. Pesticides may tend to be the first solutions we...