Early Leaf Spot Found on Peanuts in the Florida Panhandle

Early Leaf Spot Found on Peanuts in the Florida Panhandle

Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Crop Pathologist., Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County. This week, (July 24 and July 27) Early Leaf...
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...