by Mathews Paret | Jul 28, 2023
Samantha Murray, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Service Mathews Paret, Vegetable Pathologist, North Florida Research and Education Center-Quincy, and professor in the UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Department, will step into the role of department chair...
by btillman | Jul 14, 2023
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....
by Matthew Orwat | Jun 30, 2023
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...
by Kalyn Waters | Jun 30, 2023
In response to the positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Holmes County, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) and other agencies will be hosting a townhall meeting on...
by bobhoch | Jun 16, 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...
by Ethan Carter | Jun 16, 2023
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...