by Libbie Johnson | Feb 7, 2014
It’s February and time to make some real decisions about what to plant and how many acres to plant. Many factors go into determining the right fit for any producer, but the bottom line is profitability. To help producers make informed choices, it’s always good to...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 13, 2013
September generally signals the start of peanut and cotton harvests, but in many counties of northwest Florida late planted soybeans still need continued scouting for disease, insect, and weed pests. Unfortunately, one producer here in the western Florida panhandle...
by Jennifer Bearden | Aug 9, 2013
As the number of acres of soybeans planted in the Panhandle have increased this year, so have the number of questions on pest and disease management for this crop. Most questions center around what to spray and when to spray it. So let’s start with what to protect...
by Josh Thompson | May 31, 2013
Three Kudzu Bug (Megacopta cribraria) infestations have been identified in Jackson County this year, and this week was the first case found on soybean. The insects were spotted in the very early planted soybean plots (late February) which are used to monitor for Asain...
by Les Harrison | May 10, 2013
The Kudzu Bug also known as the bean plataspid (Megacopta cribraria, Fabricius), was discovered in the Sopchoppy area of western Wakulla County last week populating a citrus tree. Kudzu bugs are native to East Asia and were first detected in northeastern Georgia in...
by Jennifer Bearden | Sep 14, 2012
Lots of things like to eat soybeans: beetles, stink bugs, worms, leaf hoppers, grasshoppers and even deer. During the pod-fill stage, we need to limit defoliation to less than 20%. Around Labor Day, defoliation can be caused by velvetbean worms, corn earworms,...
