by Pratap Devkota | Feb 12, 2021
– Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL – On December 20, 2020, the US EPA issued new labels for herbicide products containing low volatility formulations of dicamba. So, there are new labels for...
by Ethan Carter | Jan 17, 2020
Over the last several years, many states across the Midwest and South have received extensive calls related to dicamba injury of sensitive crops from drift when it was used in over-the-top applications to fields of tolerant cotton and soybean. In 2018, the EPA called...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 22, 2019
Authored by Ethan Carter (Regional Crop IPM Extension Agent) and Fred Fishel (UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office) Paraquat (often referred to by the brand name Gramoxone) is a widely used, restricted use pesticide in the United States. Paraquat products are highly...
by Ethan Carter | Nov 30, 2018
The past two months have been life altering for many farmers in the southeast, especially the Florida Panhandle. Hurricane Michael made landfall in the Panhandle on October 10th and left a path of destruction spanning several counties as it continued into Southwest...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 20, 2018
Cow-calf ranchers have an opportunity to add value to the weaned calves they sell, through a cooperative board sale. For the past 24 years cattle producers in Southeast Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and Northwest Florida have joined together to form marketing groups...
by Ethan Carter | Apr 6, 2018
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered new dicamba herbicide product formulations for making applications to dicamba tolerant cotton and soybean crops. As a result, many states were overwhelmed with drift complaints regarding sensitive crops....
