by Isaac Esquivel | May 26, 2023
We are now a few weeks into the cotton and peanut season, with some farmers having already planted their crops. Others are currently in the process of planting, and some are yet to begin behind small grains. While recent rain has caused setbacks for a few, it has also...
by external | May 5, 2023
Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist – Published April 26, 2023 Peanut planting time has arrived and that means thrips season is here as well. Many of the decisions a peanut grower makes at planting will affect the risk of thrips infestation and the risk of...
by external | Apr 14, 2023
Article by Dr. Eric Protkso, UGA Weed Scientist In the world of herbicide development, much of the emphasis by major U.S. agricultural chemical companies is on the “big acreage” crops such as field corn, soybean and wheat. I can’t blame them though, since there...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 10, 2023
The 2023 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was held Thursday, March 2. The event had record breaking attendance going back at least a decade, with 160 people turning out. Extension Specialists from Florida and Georgia spoke to row crops farmers regarding key production...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 24, 2023
This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation. Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
by btillman | Jan 20, 2023
A new peanut variety has been released by the University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center. FloRunTM ‘52N’ was released on January 19, 2023 and represents the first normal oleic cultivar released by the UF/IFAS peanut breeding program in over 10...
