by external | Oct 8, 2021
Jennifer Whitaker, Georgia Farm Bureau The Asian Longhorned Tick – an invasive species with the potential to cause severe anemia and tick fever in livestock – has been positively identified on a cow in Pickens County (North Central GA), the Georgia...
by Samantha Wisely | Oct 1, 2021
Samantha Wisely, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Extension Specialist, University of Florida, & Norman Beatty, Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of Florida What is Chagas disease? Chagas disease is a...
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 external | Aug 27, 2021
Alabama Extension has developed an online course called Forage Basics that will be available starting September 1st. This course is a collaboration among extension specialists and Auburn University College of Agriculture faculty, with financial support from a grant...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 30, 2021
Fall armyworms (FAW), Spodoptera frugiperda are certainly not a new pest in this region, but there are some unique challenges to deal with in 2021. The adult moths migrate in from South Florida into this region each spring/summer and lay eggs in fertilized...
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...
