by John Doyle Atkins | Jun 22, 2018
Syngenta has successfully completed the registration process with the Florida Department of Agriculture for a new fungicide for Florida peanut farmers called Miravis. Miravis is the brand name for Syngenta’s fungicide with the active ingredient Pydiflumetofen,...
by Judy Biss | Apr 6, 2018
Farmers and ranchers must manage traditional business practices to be successful, but they also deal with the many challenges of ever changing weather. Rain, wind, and temperature are important and obvious aspects of weather that producers track on a daily basis, but...
by Ethan Carter | Apr 6, 2018
Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registered new dicamba herbicide product formulations for making applications to dicamba tolerant cotton and soybean crops. As a result, many states were overwhelmed with drift complaints regarding sensitive crops....
by Nicholas Dufault | Feb 16, 2018
Nicholas Dufault, UF/IFAS Crop Pathologist, and Patrick Troy, UF/IFAS Row Crop Regional Agent As the 2018 peanut production season approaches, it is time for producers to start considering their fungicide programs. Chlorothalonil has been a staple fungicide in many...
by Xavier Martini | Jan 5, 2018
Xavier Martini, Pete Andersen, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center In May 2017, Asian citrus psyllids (Diaphorina citri) were found in the experimental citrus grove at the Suwannee Valley Extension Center in Live Oak. The trees were quickly treated...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 15, 2017
The challenges of waste disposal is an area of growing concern in the US, particularly among farmers. The University of Florida is conducting survey research to explore how Florida farmers handle their waste and garbage. The statewide survey will track chemical...
