Foot Rot in Cattle this Summer
I have been treating quite a bit of foot rot in my herd in the past month and odds are, if I am seeing it in the cattle we manage, everyone else is too. Thus, let us take a few minutes to review the ins and outs of foot rot. The bacterium that is responsible...
Monitoring Peanut Maturity with the aGDD Tracker – 8/19/22 Edition
Green (immature) peanuts are already being harvested for boiling, and this morning on the news they were previewing high school football games - a busy summer has almost completely flown by without my having published an aGDD Tracker. Apologies for my tardiness...
Update on Cotton Diseases: Target Spot and Aerolate Mildew
Source: Dr. Amanda Scherer, Extension Plant Pathologist for the August 17th edition of Cotton Shorts High humidity and temperatures along with vigorous canopy growth will favor prolonged periods of leaf wetness in crops and drive disease pressure across Alabama...
Cotton Marketing News: Market Shocked and Direction Confirmed
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Ten days ago, my headline said “Prices Should Begin to Find Direction Soon”. Direction has now been realized as prices have gained significantly—giving growers new hope after we were in the upper 80’s just a few...
NRCS Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) Deadline – Extended to September 30
Agricultural producers and landowners in Florida are encouraged to apply to participate in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) by September 30, 2022 (Deadline was extende4d from Sept 2), for the program’s current funding cycle. Through this voluntary...
Friday Triple Feature: Highlights from the 2022 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day
This week's trio of featured videos share highlights from the 2022 UF/IFAS Peanut Field Day. The first video was created by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team to introduce each presenter who shared a brief overview of the information they presented on the field day...
Grazing Cover Crops Increases Peanut Yield and Mitigates Nitrate Leaching
Jose Dubeux, Erick Santos, Luana D. Queiroz, Igor L. Bretas, UF/IFAS NFREC Marianna A common practice used in Florida is planting cool-season grasses during the off-season of summer annual crops (e.g., cotton and peanut) to protect soil from erosion. Many of the...
Plant Mixed Warm-Season Wildlife Plots to Maximize Your Property’s Potential
Many Panhandle hunters and wildlife enthusiasts put a good bit of time, money, and sweat into growing cool-season food plots to feed and attract deer. I count myself among you. However, if you want to maximize your property’s wildlife and environmental benefits,...
Birds are Pretty, but Not in your Peanut Fields Feeding on Caterpillars
It's early August, and the peanuts are looking pretty in Santa Rosa County from all the rain we've received. Driving around last Friday, I stopped in a peanut field to visit with a grower about TSWV, and we noticed a lot of birds in the field.Cow birds love to...
Diaprepes Root Weevil Expands its Spread in the Panhandle
Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa, and Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The diaprepes root weevil (aka the Apopka weevil) is expanding its spread in North Florida and is now in Bay County. The weevil has...