by Matt Lollar | May 18, 2018
Supplemental water is necessary for good crop yields in fruit and vegetable production. Water quality is equally as important as water quantity when it comes to fruit and vegetable production. Unfortunately, water can transport harmful microorganisms from adjacent...
by Molly Jameson | Apr 27, 2018
International Compost Awareness Week is May 6-12 this year. This educational initiative, promoted by the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation, was started in Canada in 1995, and has continued to grow in popularity as communities, businesses,...
by Libbie Johnson | Apr 27, 2018
Every growing season, farmers prepare for the expected diseases. You plant at the appropriate time, buy varieties that have resistance or tolerance to various diseases, utilize fungicides that have protective properties to try to reduce the chance of developing...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 23, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by a member of the Panhandle Ag Extension Team. Matt Lollar, Horticulture Agent, Jackson County Extension, developed this video to show how those small cucumbers, that are so popular as pickles, are grown and harvested. ...
by Matt Lollar | Feb 9, 2018
Greenhouse vegetable production can help diversify your farm. Florida possesses a competitive advantage during winter months, because of much lower heating costs compared to other states and Canada. A major disadvantage, however, to producing greenhouse vegetables...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 9, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) to showcase the teamwork of farmers, UF/IFAS faculty and staff, FFA Chapters, Boy Scouts, food banks, and numerous community partners and sponsors that work...