by btillman | Aug 23, 2019
Ten years ago, I stood in a peanut field planted in late April surveying significant damage from spotted wilt. One year later in 2010, and for the next 8 years, spotted wilt would not make a significant presence across the Southeastern Peanut Belt. In fact, some...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 23, 2019
This week’s featured video was produced by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team. This video provides a brief overview of the topics discussed at the 2019 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day, that was held Thursday, August 15, 2019, at the North Florida Research and Education...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 16, 2019
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics I’ve devoted the last 30 years of my life to cotton growers and the cotton industry. Prior to this, I witnessed the 1980’s when financial problems took a toll on many farm businesses. While on faculty at the...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 9, 2019
This week’s featured video was published by KXLY 4 News Now to share a news story from Rintzville, Washington, which is a small farming community of 1,673 people in Eastern Washington. Larry Yockey is a fourth generation wheat farmer who has been farming 50...
by Ann Blount | Aug 2, 2019
A. Blount, M. Wallau, E. Rios, J. M. B. Vendramini, J. C. B. Dubeux, Md. A. Babar, K. E. Kenworthy, and K. H. Quesenberry, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Perennial warm-season pasture grasses used in Florida become dormant in late fall and winter because of short days,...
by ndilorenzo | Jul 29, 2019
Sorghum and corn silage are not new to the Florida Panhandle – several producers have been using these conserved forages for a long time. There are some technologies emerging, particularly in sorghum, which could be real “game-changers” for the crop in the Florida...
