by Libbie Johnson | Oct 1, 2021
The 2021 growing season has not been a good one for cotton producers in the Western Panhandle of Florida. An overabundance of rain, lack of sunshine, and poor overall conditions has led to cotton looking less than stellar. Though plants look good when whizzing by at...
by Ethan Carter | Aug 27, 2021
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, De Broughton, Regional Crop Agent, Nick Dufault, Crop Pathologist As we near the end of August, many peanut fields in the Panhandle range from 100 to 125 days after planting (DAP). This late in the season, some growers are...
by Ian Small | Jul 30, 2021
Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathology Specialist, Bob Kemerait, UGA Crop Pathology Specialist, and Matthew Burger,UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Graduate Student As most cotton growers in the Southeast approach mid-season, now is the time to be scouting for foliar diseases that...
by Mark Mauldin | Jul 30, 2021
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Dr. Barry Tillman Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, and Camila Ichazo Since the last update, two weeks ago, fields have dried out somewhat allowing for the...
by Ashley Stonecipher | Jun 18, 2021
– Have you noticed spots on your blueberry plants and fruit lately? There is an emerging fungal disease on blueberries in the Southeastern US. Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot is a fungal disease is caused by Exobasidium maculosum, a new species of fungus first...
by bobhoch | Jun 18, 2021
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Weekly Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith...