by Pratap Devkota | Jun 15, 2020
Pratap Devkota, UF/IFAS Weed Specialist, West Florida Research and Education Center On June 3, 2020 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the registration of Xtendimax, Engenia, and FeXapan herbicide labels. Since this recent development, the US EPA has issued a...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 15, 2020
This week’s featured video was produced by the UGA Peanut Team, and features Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist. In this video, Dr. Abney shares tips for scouting for lesser cornstalk borers in early season peanuts. Before selecting a control option, scouts...
by John Doyle Atkins | May 29, 2020
– Giant Salvina is native to southeastern Brazil and northern Argentina. It is a floating aquatic fern that prefers slow moving, fertile, warm, freshwater. It can spread by vegetative fragments. According to Dr. Stephen Enloe, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic...
by Nicholas Dufault | May 22, 2020
There are many environmental, chemical, and biological factors that can affect a peanut stand; fungal diseases being one of them. Recently, Aspergillus species have been the focus of fungal problems on peanut seed, as well as stand issues in the field (Aspergillus...
by Jennifer Bearden | May 22, 2020
– Jennifer Bearden, UF/IFAS Okaloosa Extension Ag Agent, and Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent The warm, dry weather this spring is a serious concern. It’s causing many problems ranging from delayed planting to wildfires and everything in between. It is also...
by Danielle S. Williams | May 15, 2020
– In recent years, snails have become a burden in the Panhandle, particularly for row crops such as corn, cotton, soybeans, and peanuts. Snails haven’t appeared to cause damage to plants, but have mainly been a problem at harvest time due to the sheer numbers of...
