by external | Jan 23, 2026
On January 21, 2026, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service announced a total of $6.3 million is now available to Florida landowners through two cost-share programs. Florida’s Future Forests Program and the Enhancing...
by Isaac Esquivel | Oct 31, 2025
It has been a long couple of months since the Cotton Jassid was first detected in Florida cotton during the first week of July. Within 4 weeks, it had spread to ~115 counties across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. By the end of the season, the Cotton...
by Ian Stone | Oct 31, 2025
The Panhandle has been experiencing a prolonged drought the last few months, which can carry risks for increased bark beetle activity in pine forests. Bark beetles are common forest pests in the region, and the Southern Pine Beetle is particularly noted for...
by Xavier Martini | Oct 3, 2025
Xavier Martini – Associate Professor, UF/IFAS, Jessica Griesheimer – PhD student, UF/IFAS, Marissa Wilson Nodarse – Undergraduate Student, UF North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy Peppers, particularly bell and chili peppers, have high economic...
by external | Oct 3, 2025
Source: FDA Press Release On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conditionally approved Dectomax-CA1 (doramectin injection) injectable solution for the prevention and treatment of New World Screwworm (NWS) larval infestations, and...
by Amanda Masholie | Sep 12, 2025
Florida’s year-round mosquito population poses a serious threat to equine health. Mosquito-borne viruses such as Eastern, Western, and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis (EEE, WEE, VEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause severe neurological damage and high mortality...
