by Doug Mayo | Jan 28, 2022
Cold weather is forecast for this weekend, but how cold will it get in your area? The National Weather Service has developed a nice tool to help with this: https://www.weather.gov/forecastpoints. Once on the website you can either use a pointer on a map or the name...
by Matthew Orwat | Jan 28, 2022
During cold January weather, you may not often think about spraying your orchard of fruit trees, blackberries, muscadines, and blueberry shrubs for spring insects and diseases. It’s just not on the radar. The fact is January and February are the best time to apply...
by Ashley Stonecipher | Dec 17, 2021
Are you a farmer looking to try something new? Or maybe you just acquired some land and want to put it to good use to earn a profit. There are so many options that can work in the Panhandle; your specific situation will determine which options are realistic for...
by Fanny Iriarte | Dec 17, 2021
Iriarte, F.B1, Lovestrand E.L.2, McConnell J.3, Demorest N.4, Tancig M.5, Martini X.1, Andersen P.1, and Paret M1. University of Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL1, and UF/IFAS Franklin2, Bay3, Columbia4 and Leon5 County Extension. Back in 2016, Citrus...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 17, 2021
In almost every relationship, discussions about money can be very awkward. As we close out 2020, many farmers and landowners have begun discussion about farmland rental agreements and renewing leases. It is also a good time of the year to think about worker...
by Xavier Martini | Dec 10, 2021
Rowda Altamimi, MS student & Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department The red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta (Figure 1 below) is an invasive species that is speculated to have been introduced into the US through the state of Alabama...
