May Update on the Cotton Nitrogen Rate Research Project

May Update on the Cotton Nitrogen Rate Research Project

Libbie Johnson, Santa Rosa County Extension and Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent Great news for all of our Florida cotton producers: the nitrogen (N) rate project has started! The UF/IFAS cotton recommendation is 60 units of nitrogen, which has been argued by...
Cattle Health and Efficiency Starts with a Healthy Rumen

Cattle Health and Efficiency Starts with a Healthy Rumen

Recently, Escambia County was fortunate enough to host our local livestock show. During the weeks leading up to the show, there was a lot of discussion among parents and show personnel about issues youth had experienced with their animals, including bloat, weight...
Friday Feature:  Cranberry Farming Start to Finish

Friday Feature: Cranberry Farming Start to Finish

Cranberries are not a crop that is grown in the Florida Panhandle, but is a very unique crop grown in the Northern US.  This week’s video was published by Luke Parameter on behalf of Jacob Searls Cranberry Company, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, who have been...
Squash Bugs – Always a Problem in Cucurbits

Squash Bugs – Always a Problem in Cucurbits

Life Cycle The squash bug, Anasa tristis, is a common insect pest of squash and other cucurbits.  Squash bugs have a six to eight week life cycle, and can have up to three generations per year in Florida.  They generally lay their eggs on the lower surface of leaves,...