Friday Feature: Kudzu Control
This week's featured video was published by Clemson Extension to provide information on identifying and controlling Kudzu vines. Kudzu is an aggressive leguminous vine capable of growing 1 foot per day. It can easily grow 60 feet in a single growing season. It also...
Defoliating Cotton to Create Florida’s Snowy Fields
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, David Wright, UF/IFAS Agronomist, & Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension Ag Agent It’s that time of year again, cotton defoliation is hot on the heels of peanut harvest. Many farmers are in the middle of...
Chagas Disease – A Health Risk for Rural People in the Southeastern U.S.
Samantha Wisely, Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Wildlife Extension Specialist, University of Florida, & Norman Beatty, Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of Florida What is Chagas disease? Chagas disease is a...
2021 Cotton Production Issues in the Western Panhandle
The 2021 growing season has not been a good one for cotton producers in the Western Panhandle of Florida. An overabundance of rain, lack of sunshine, and poor overall conditions has led to cotton looking less than stellar. Though plants look good when whizzing by at...
Celebrating a Century of Service to the Agriculture Industry by the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center
Ramdeo Seepaul, Research Assistant Scientist, and Sheeja George, Agricultural Scientist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center From stacks of paper notes stating problems in farm fields to instant solutions delivered at the click of a button on the...
Cotton Marketing News: The Move Above $1.00 is Finally Here, but it Makes for Some Really Tough Decisions
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Looking back 6 months, the move to 80-85 was the first pricing action for some growers. It was considered a good price risk management opportunity. Then prices (December futures) moved further to 90 cents. ...
Friday Feature: 2021 Beef & Forage Field Day in the News
This week's featured video was a Channel 13 Panama City news story that shared highlights from the UF/IFAS Beef & Forage Field Day, that was held September 30, 2021, at the North Florida Research and Education Centers' Beef Unit. The headline for the news story...
2021 Cool-Season Forage Recommendations for Livestock and Wildlife
Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Specialist, and Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Forage Soil Scientist The mild weather this week may have you excited and ready to plant some cool-season forages for wildlife or domesticated...
Avoiding Pesticide Resistance
Evan Anderson, UF/IFAS Extension Walton County, Horticulture Agent Pests come in many forms, from tiny sucking mites to weeds that tower ten feet tall. Chances are, whatever the pest is, there’s a pesticide to fight it. Pesticides may tend to be the first solutions we...
9/24/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, and Camila Ichazo The persistently wet conditions throughout the growing season have really...