by external | Mar 21, 2025
Overview Authorized by the American Relief Act 2025, the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) provides economic assistance payments to eligible agricultural commodity producers for the 2024 crop year. These payments help producers mitigate the impacts of...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 21, 2025
Brett Bultemeier, Lauren Diepenbrock, and Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests. The status and availability of Chlorpyrifos has had numerous, and at times,...
by external | Nov 22, 2024
Guilherme “G” Morata, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Precision spraying for weed control has become increasingly vital in modern agriculture. As growers face rising input costs and growing environmental challenges, the need for sustainable and...
by external | Apr 29, 2022
Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist Oat Rust We are seeing some rust disease in oats now and it can be serious. Here are Dr. Alfredo Martinez’s comments, “Crown/leaf rust, caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae, is...
by external | Apr 22, 2022
Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist – White Wheat Grain Heads There are at least three reasons why we are seeing some white wheat grain heads in the field this week: insects, freeze damage, fusarium head blight. Each one is discussed below...
by external | Mar 25, 2022
Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist Corn Corn affected by cold is growing out of it in deep southwest Georgia where we had 4 hours of freezing temperatures 12 days ago with a low of 28.7 degrees F. It was colder as you went north and...
