by external | Jul 31, 2025
The deadline for Florida NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) applications, specifically for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), is October 3, 2025, for the Fiscal Year 2026 funding cycle. While...
by Cheryl Mackowiak | Jul 18, 2025
Ramdeo “Andy” Seepaul, Ethan Carter, Ian Small, and Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Cotton production in Florida’s Panhandle presents a unique set of challenges: light, sandy soils, variable rainfall, and diverse field...
by Danielle S. Williams | Jul 18, 2025
UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County will host this year’s Big Bend Pesticide Safety Training Series. The series is a multi-county collaboration between Gadsden, Leon, and Jefferson County Extension Agents. The series is scheduled for September 8th-11th at the...
by Ian Stone | Jul 11, 2025
SAVE THE DATE – SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2025 Walton County Fairgrounds 790 North 9th Street DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 This August, multiple partnering agencies, land management professionals, and landowners will come together for the first ever Panhandle Landowner...
by Ethan Carter | Jun 20, 2025
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Extension Agent; Hardeep Singh, Cropping Systems Specialist; Michael Dukes, Director of UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency; and Lakesh Sharma, State Ag BMP Coordinator In recent years, the University of Florida has worked...
by external | May 30, 2025
Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications May is peak watermelon season in North Florida, and farmers are busy tending to their crops as they anticipate harvesting around Memorial Day. Rather than painstakingly twisting water valves,...