by Ethan Carter | Oct 30, 2020
Dr. Brett Bultemeier, UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office On June 3, 2020, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated the registrations of three dicamba products: Xtendimax with VaporGrip Technology, Engenia Herbicide, and DuPont FeXapan Herbicide. This...
by Samantha Wisely | Oct 16, 2020
Samantha Wisely, UF/IFAS Wildlife Disease Ecology Specialist – Florida Rabies Cases in 2020 Rabies is a deadly viral disease that can be prevented, but not cured. In Florida, raccoons and bats are the main source of rabies, but the virus can be transmitted to...
by Evan Anderson | Oct 16, 2020
Evan Anderson, Walton County Horticulture Agent With a population that never seems to quite disappear in North Florida, the armyworm is a caterpillar pest of many plants. There are four types found in our area: fall, southern, yellow-striped, and beet armyworms. The...
by John Doyle Atkins | Oct 9, 2020
– Santa Rosa County Extension conducted a five-acre peanut variety demonstration with Mickey Diamond, Diamond Farms in Jay, Florida. Since an in-person field day was not possible in August, we decided to do a short video to explain the project . In the video,...
by Mathews Paret | Sep 25, 2020
Susannah Da Silva, Mathews Paret, Bob Hochmuth, Fanny Iriarte, Ben Broughton,UF/IFAS North Floirida Research and Education Center, Pam Roberts, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, and Bill Turechek, USDA ARS Approximately 6500 acres of watermelons...
by Mark Mauldin | Sep 18, 2020
Cogongrass is by no means a new issue in Northwest Florida, this highly aggressive, invasive species has been causing problems in pastures, pine plantations, rights-of way, and about everywhere else you can think of for many years. Just because cogongrass is not new...
