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...
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...
All Florida Pesticide Exams Now Available Online
Samantha Murray, UF/IFAS Communications Service In Florida, pesticide licensing exams help ensure the state’s approximately 70,000 pesticide applicators are properly certified to follow state regulations and best practices for mitigating the impact of chemicals...
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....
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Should Begin to Find Direction Soon
Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics Prices have recovered, it’s not yet as high a recovery as we hope for, but we’re currently up over 10 cents from the low. = Prices seem to be “wobbling” mostly between 90 and 96 waiting for more definitive...