by Danielle S. Williams | Mar 31, 2023
While in a grove recently, I noticed a few trees with multiple, horizontal rows of small holes in the bark at the base of the tree. After looking around, it didn’t appear that the trees were sick, stressed, or dying and there didn’t seem to be a pattern associated...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 31, 2023
Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops – Published March 26, 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...
by bobhoch | Mar 24, 2023
Bob Hochmuth, Regional Specialized Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops – Published March 19, 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,...
by Kalyn Waters | Mar 10, 2023
We have all heard it, “They don’t need that eye to eat,” which is a common misconception when it comes to the impacts of pinkeye in the cattle industry. Research shows that calves that are diagnosed with pinkeye will weigh between 20 to 40 pounds less at...
by Samantha Wisely | Mar 3, 2023
Samantha M. Wisely, UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida The Panhandle of Florida has three species of canine wildlife: red fox, gray fox, and coyotes. Each species is unique in appearance and behavior, and each species...
by Zane Grabau | Feb 24, 2023
Just as they are in most Florida crops, nematodes are a major pest of cotton. Southern root-knot nematode and reniform nematode are the primary issues. Starting with the 2021 growing season, new tools to manage these nematodes became available: cultivars designated as...