Early Leaf Spot Found on Peanuts in the Florida Panhandle

Early Leaf Spot Found on Peanuts in the Florida Panhandle

Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Crop Pathologist., Ian Small, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, and Mark Mauldin, UF/IFAS Extension Washington County. This week, (July 24 and July 27) Early Leaf...
Pesticide Applicator Trainings December 5-7

Pesticide Applicator Trainings December 5-7

UF/IFAS Extension, Washington County is offering a series of trainings for licensed applicators or those who would like to obtain a Florida Pesticide Applicators License. Each session will provide CEUs for licensed applicators and serve as exam preparation for those...
Petition to Revoke use of Thimet and Orthene in Peanuts

Petition to Revoke use of Thimet and Orthene in Peanuts

  Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist An NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerances for the organophosphate class of chemistry. In peanut this means phorate (Thimet) and acephate (Orthene). This is not a good situation....