by external | Mar 21, 2025
UF/IFAS has been the primary provider for pesticide certification exam locations through the county extension network for many years. However, in 2025, due to technological updates to Windows, internet networks, and the computers UF/IFAS have been using for testing,...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 7, 2025
The 2025 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was held Thursday, March 6, in Marianna, Florida. The event had a great turnout with 143 people. This annual event is a regional peanut and cotton production meeting located in the Central Panhandle, supporting growers from...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 21, 2025
Brett Bultemeier, Lauren Diepenbrock, and Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests. The status and availability of Chlorpyrifos has had numerous, and at times,...
by Ethan Carter | Feb 7, 2025
The Jackson County Extension Office (2741 Penn Ave., Marianna, FL) will host the annual Panhandle Row Crop Short Course on Thursday, March 6th. Registration and trade show begin at 7:15 AM (Central Time) with the meeting starting promptly at 7:45 AM. The event...
by Abbey Smith | Nov 22, 2024
Fruit and vegetable growers from across the Florida Panhandle, as well as Southern Alabama and Georgia are invited to attend the 2025 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference. The 2025 conference will be held on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at the Jackson County...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Aug 2, 2024
In scouting peanut fields over the last week, things mostly look good! Fields have recovered from an excessively hot, dry June, plants have lapped, or nearly lapped the row middles, and weeds are mostly cleaned up. However, of immediate concern is the emergence of...
