Final Peanut Management Decisions and Harvest

Final Peanut Management Decisions and Harvest

Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent and Mark Mauldin, Washington County Agriculture Agent     September is here, and that means peanut harvest is just around the corner. Equipment is starting to move down the roadways, maturity samples are being...
Foot Rot in Cattle this Summer

Foot Rot in Cattle this Summer

  I have been treating quite a bit of foot rot in my herd in the past month and odds are, if I am seeing it in the cattle we manage, everyone else is too. Thus, let us take a few minutes to review the ins and outs of foot rot. The bacterium that is responsible...
Update on Cotton Diseases: Target Spot and Aerolate Mildew

Update on Cotton Diseases: Target Spot and Aerolate Mildew

Source: Dr. Amanda Scherer, Extension Plant Pathologist for the August 17th edition of Cotton Shorts   High humidity and temperatures along with vigorous canopy growth will favor prolonged periods of leaf wetness in crops and drive disease pressure across Alabama...
More Spotted Wilt Showing Up in Florida Peanuts this Year

More Spotted Wilt Showing Up in Florida Peanuts this Year

  So far in June 2022, I’m noticing more spotted wilt in the Suwannee Valley and Gainesville areas than usual.  I’ve found it in early planted peanuts in the Panhandle of Florida too, but that’s more typical.  What’s rare is finding spotted wilt at similar levels...