by Daniel J. Leonard | Oct 9, 2020
A few weeks ago, Hurricane Sally churned onshore and dumped an unrelenting amount of rain on the Florida Panhandle. Thankfully, Calhoun, Jackson and adjoining counties were spared the lashing winds, storm surge, and widespread power outages that our neighbors to the...
by Jennifer Bearden | Oct 9, 2020
For over a decade, Deltapine has partnered with producers across the Cotton Belt to evaluate new cotton varieties. The New Product Evaluators (NPE) program evaluates cotton varieties prior to commercialization. Marshall Farms in Okaloosa County has served in this...
by John Doyle Atkins | Oct 9, 2020
– Santa Rosa County Extension conducted a five-acre peanut variety demonstration with Mickey Diamond, Diamond Farms in Jay, Florida. Since an in-person field day was not possible in August, we decided to do a short video to explain the project . In the video,...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Oct 2, 2020
Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Soil Specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center Did you know that soil nitrogen might be more susceptible to leaching losses in winter than during the summer, even if you do not apply nitrogen fertilizer in the fall or winter?...
by Marcelo Wallau | Sep 25, 2020
Video Cool-Season Forage Tour Typically the forage extension specialists provide tours of their forage demonstration and evaluation plots each spring, but this year, due to COVID19, they filmed the tour to share with producers. Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage...
by external | Sep 25, 2020
Kirsten Romaguera, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications The combination of crops, livestock and aquaculture products lost as a result of Hurricane Sally will likely be valued between $55 million and $100 million, University of Florida economists...