Grasshoppers Could Be a Problem This Season

Grasshoppers Could Be a Problem This Season

– Jennifer Bearden, UF/IFAS Okaloosa Extension Ag Agent, and Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent The warm, dry weather this spring is a serious concern. It’s causing many problems ranging from delayed planting to wildfires and everything in between. It is also...
Friday Feature:  Planting Cotton with Jim McArthur

Friday Feature: Planting Cotton with Jim McArthur

This week we check back in with Jim MacArthur in Jackson County through his YouTube channel called “Field Rows”.  He recently shared a video he created to show how McArthur Farms plants their cotton fields. Climb in the cab with Jim and see how this is...
Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?

Stand Issues – Should You Replant Your Peanut Field?

Mike Mulvaney, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, & Scott Tubbs, UGA Coastal Plain Experiment Station It’s the time of year when producers often face decisions involving replanting peanut. This is always a tough call, there are many factors to...
Snails Causing Issues in Panhandle Citrus Groves

Snails Causing Issues in Panhandle Citrus Groves

– In recent years, snails have become a burden in the Panhandle, particularly for row crops such as corn, cotton, soybeans, and peanuts. Snails haven’t appeared to cause damage to plants, but have mainly been a problem at harvest time due to the sheer numbers of...
Cotton Marketing News:  Short-Term Rally Fails To Hold

Cotton Marketing News: Short-Term Rally Fails To Hold

Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Old crop July futures has now lost 3.75 cents since the recent “peak” at over 57 cents on April 30.  New crop December futures has declined 3.5 cents after reaching almost 59 cents on April 30. It now appears we...