by Doug Mayo | Sep 6, 2024
This week’s featured video was published by Field Rows to highlight the kickoff the peanut harvest season. This year is extra special at McArthur Farms, Malone, Florida, because 2024 is Larry McArthur’s 50th year growing peanuts in Jackson County. In the...
by Mark Mauldin | Aug 15, 2024
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Regional Row Crop IPM Agent & Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County Maturity Update The Tracker below shows the number of adjusted Growing Degree Days (aGDDs) accumulated by 80 fictional fields (8 locations x 10...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Aug 2, 2024
In scouting peanut fields over the last week, things mostly look good! Fields have recovered from an excessively hot, dry June, plants have lapped, or nearly lapped the row middles, and weeds are mostly cleaned up. However, of immediate concern is the emergence of...
by Mark Mauldin | Jul 26, 2024
Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Regional Row Crop IPM Agent & Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County Disease White mold had a huge impact on peanut yield last year from Jay to Marianna. The impact largely went unnoticed until harvest, when a...
by btillman | Jun 28, 2024
Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna Have you ever leaned on something that looked sturdy but abruptly gave way under too much pressure? Gravity has no favorites and it’s relentless, so when the prop we are...
by Isaac Esquivel | Apr 26, 2024
As the cotton and peanut season begins across the Panhandle, I want to bring a few things to your attention regarding early insect pests this season. Our biggest questions regarding early-season cotton are: 1) What does the thrips situation look like? and 2)...
