by Doug Mayo | Aug 27, 2021
The annual Peanut Field Day, hosted by the University of Florida, was held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the North Florida Research and Education Center, Marianna, Florida. This week’s two featured videos share the highlights from this event with a video...
by Molly Jameson | Aug 20, 2021
Did you know that one-third of the food we eat in the US comes from crops pollinated by honeybees? Crops such as apples, almonds, broccoli, melons, and squash rely on honeybees for pollination, which adds more than $15 billion in added crop value. Additionally,...
by Mark Mauldin | Jun 11, 2021
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Dr. Barry Tillman Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, and Camila Ichazo The Panhandle peanut crop ranges in age from peanuts that have started blooming and are...
by Ethan Carter | Apr 30, 2021
Dr. Glen Harris, UGA-Tifton, Extension Agronomist for Soils & Fertilizer, Dr. Mike Mulvaney, WFREC Jay, Cropping Systems Specialist UF, and Ethan Carter Regional Crop IPM Agent – – With the 2021 crop season upon us, many people have already spread...
by Libbie Johnson | Mar 26, 2021
– Please join us in Escambia County for the 2021 Cover Crops and Soil Moisture Field Day at Sam and Scott Walker’s farm on April 15th at 9 AM. For anyone passing by their farm on the corner of Highway 99 and Melvin Road (just one mile south of Oak Grove...
by Molly Jameson | Mar 12, 2021
– Throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend Region of Florida, many residents struggle to access healthy foods. Of the 20 Florida counties with the most people living in poverty, more than half are in the Panhandle and Big Bend Region. Unfortunately, poverty leads...
