by Doug Mayo | Mar 24, 2017
In the fall of 2016, USDA’s Animal Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of screwworms in the Florida Keys. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced on March 18, 2017 that they were winding down their...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 10, 2017
The annual Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was hosted by Jackson County Extension on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Extension Specialists from Florida, Georgia, and Alabama spoke to attendees providing production recommendations and various management tips for row crops...
by Fanny Iriarte | Mar 3, 2017
F. Iriarte, X. Martini, M. Paret, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) Quincy, and E. Lovestrand, UF/IFAS Franklin Co. Extension Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as Yellow Shoot or Citrus Greening is a devastating disease of citrus worldwide. The...
by Xavier Martini | Feb 17, 2017
Xavier Martini, David Wright, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Burrower bugs are small Heteroptera insects with piercing/sucking mouthparts (Figure 1). There are six different species of burrower bugs that have been found to feed on peanuts. Among...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 13, 2017
Source: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 01/09/2017 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the presence of New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) in a stray dog near...
by btillman | Oct 28, 2016
As the saying goes, “hind-sight is 20-20.” As I’m writing this, peering through my bifocals, I wish my vision was still 20-20. But that’s another topic. As peanut harvest comes to a close, it’s often a good time to assess the successes and the disappointments of...