by Michael Mulvaney | Aug 5, 2016
You’ve spent good money on precision ag, GPS guided equipment. Your rows are planted straight, your pesticide sprays are very precise, and you have improved harvest efficiency. You’re set up for variable rate planting and you have a yield monitor, but aren’t...
by Jennifer Bearden | Jul 15, 2016
Kudzu bugs are a fairly new pest for our area but are already familiar to residents in Northwest Florida. Researchers are continuously studying new pests to make research-based control recommendations. One research project (UGA research article) is investigating a...
by David Wright | Jun 10, 2016
Soybean rust appeared early this year. The mild, wet winter has resulted in a higher incidence and severity of soybean rust found on kudzu than in recent years. Soybean rust was confirmed in early planted soybean sentinel plots on June 2, at University of Florida,...
by Joe Funderburk | May 6, 2016
Danielle Sprague and Joe Funderburk, North Florida REC, University of Florida, IFAS Tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca, are seedling pests of peanut, soybean, and cotton throughout the southern USA. The adults and larvae feed on the developing leaves, causing injury...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 29, 2016
2015 was a very challenging year for Panhandle row crop farmers with the double whammy of low commodity prices and unfavorable weather. As a result, many farmers are uncertain as to what crops to plant for the coming year. The University of Georgia has a nice tool or...
by Doug Mayo | May 29, 2015
Syngenta has sponsored a Pest Patrol Hotline for row crop producers. Each week the Pest Patrol Hotline (toll free call) offers timely pest updates from leading university entomologists. Listen to recorded messages that provide reports on current threat levels, local...
