Will 2023 be a Repeat of the Peanut TSWV of 2022?

Will 2023 be a Repeat of the Peanut TSWV of 2022?

    Last year, the peanut crop in some areas suffered more losses from tomato spotted wilt than in recent memory.   If the disease pressure at the NFREC-Marianna in April-planted peanuts is an indication, there is likely to be more spotted wilt in 2023 too....
Steps to Remedy Non-Productive Pecan Orchards

Steps to Remedy Non-Productive Pecan Orchards

Pecans have long been an important and high-value agricultural crop, and that hasn’t changed as we progress through the 21st century. Pecans are native to the USA and Mexico, with their natural habitat being riverbanks and floodplains west of the Mississippi River...
Final Watermelon Update for 2023

Final Watermelon Update for 2023

Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops – published June 14, 2023 Welcome to the 2023 growing season, weekly issue of the UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth, Regional...
UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day – August 10

UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day – August 10

  The annual University of Florida Peanut Field Day will be held at the Marianna North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) on Thursday, August 10, 2023.  Registration and CEU sign-in begins at 7:45AM, with field tours starting promptly at 8:40AM, and...