by Molly Jameson | Jan 31, 2025
Spring is just around the corner, making it the perfect time to plan your upcoming warm-weather crops, particularly specialty peppers. Our climate is well-suited for growing a wide range of peppers, from sweet and mild varieties to those packing intense heat. Peppers...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Jan 31, 2025
Over the last 10 years or so, the Florida Panhandle has gotten used to relatively warm winters, at least historically speaking. While we have experienced sharp cold snaps that were devastating to unprepared plants and livestock (the most recent being the late...
by Abbey Smith | Jan 31, 2025
The 2025 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference was held on Tuesday, January 28. There were 5 educational presentations and a tradeshow with 11 booths. Speakers included UF/IFAS Extension faculty, UGA Extension, and Alabama Cooperative Extension specialists...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Jan 10, 2025
Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Soil Scientist, North Florida Research and Education Center – Quincy Soil is more than dirt. A healthy soil supports a healthy ecosystem and society. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt aptly stated, “A nation that destroys its soil,...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 20, 2024
Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and workers. As we prepare for 2025, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about farmland lease agreements....
by Abbey Smith | Nov 22, 2024
Fruit and vegetable growers from across the Florida Panhandle, as well as Southern Alabama and Georgia are invited to attend the 2025 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference. The 2025 conference will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the Jackson County...