by Isaac Esquivel | Apr 26, 2024
As the cotton and peanut season begins across the Panhandle, I want to bring a few things to your attention regarding early insect pests this season. Our biggest questions regarding early-season cotton are: 1) What does the thrips situation look like? and 2)...
by Abbey Smith | Mar 22, 2024
The 2024 Citrus Health Forum was held on February 22, at the North Florida Research & Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy, Florida. There were six educational presentations and a tradeshow with 10 booths. Growers also had the opportunity to earn Florida and Georgia...
by Molly Jameson | Feb 9, 2024
A disconcerting revelation has emerged concerning the Yellow-Legged Hornet, the so-called “murder hornet’s cousin” in Savannah, Georgia, officially identified as Vespa velutina by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in August 2023,...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 9, 2024
On January 30th, the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), near Jay hosted the annual Santa Rosa Row Crop Production Meeting. This meeting brought together farmers and Extension specialists from the University of Florida, University of Georgia,...
by Ethan Carter | Dec 15, 2023
On January 30th, Santa Rosa County Extension will be hosting its annual Row Crop Production meeting. Due to scheduled construction at the Jay Office location, the event will be held at the UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC), 4253 Experiment...
by Isaac Esquivel | Nov 17, 2023
Given that the UF/IFAS Extension theme for the Sunbelt Ag Expo and the North Florida Fair exhibits were pollinators, I want to talk about pollinators in agronomic crops. Are they beneficial to your crops? Are crops beneficial to pollinators? Pollination by insects is...