Crown Rust Outbreak in North Florida Oats

Crown Rust Outbreak in North Florida Oats

Crown rust (Puccinia coranata) was found in over 3000 acres of oats in Levy, Suwannee and Madison counties in the last week. The most notable characteristic of the fungus is small pustules which contain orange-yellow spores. Rubbing the leaf with your fingers or a...
Citrus Canker found in Northwest Florida

Citrus Canker found in Northwest Florida

Blake Thaxton & Mary Derrick, UF/IFAS Extension – Santa Rosa Co. Mikaela Anderson, FDACS Division of Plant Inspection Citrus canker is a serious disease of citrus trees that was recently confirmed for the first time in southern Santa Rosa County. Canker is...

Leaf Spot Threatens Panhandle Peanuts

Evidence of the exceptionally wet weather in July and August is beginning to show up as the Florida Panhandle peanut harvest begins. The common foliar disease, leaf spot, caused by a fungus is making an area wide appearance. “Many counties in the Florida panhandle...
New UF EDIS Fact Sheets for Horticulture Crops

New UF EDIS Fact Sheets for Horticulture Crops

The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida....

Make Sure EEE and WNV Horse Vaccinations are Up to Date

With all of the rain Florida has received the last two months, the mosquito population has increased dramatically.  Mosquitoes are the vector or carrier for viruses that can be transmitted from wild birds to humans and horses.  Through August there have not been any...