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6/11/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Dr. Barry Tillman Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, and Camila Ichazo The Panhandle peanut crop ranges in age from peanuts that have started blooming and are...
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June 7 Watermelon Crop Update
UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee Valley Weekly Watermelon Crop Update. These updates are summarized by Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren, Tyler Pittman, Tatiana Sanchez, Luke Harlow, Jay Capasso, Sylvia Wills, Dan Fenneman, Keith...
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May 2021 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook
Rainfall May 2021 had a lot of variation that made it somewhat unusual. The month started cool and damp and ended with a high pressure system that held off rain with normal temperatures. The two maps above show the rainfall totals for Florida compared to normal. ...
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Do You Raise High Quality Hay? Prove it through the SE Hay Contest
- Source: Sunbelt Ag Expo This year, we are excited to welcome back the Southeastern Hay Contest to the Sunbelt Ag Expo. A tradition since 2004, The Southeastern Hay Contest has been keeping hay growers striving for the best for over a decade. Those interested in hay...
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Friday Feature: 1960s Documentary on American Corn Belt Farmers
This week's featured video was published on YouTube by 16mm Educational Films. This 16-minute video shares the history of the Corn Belt in the Midwestern US. In the documentary they also talk about how corn was used in the 1960s for feeding livestock and other...
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Calcium for Peanut Production in North Florida
De Broughton, UF/IFAS Regional Row Crop Agent, Michael Mulvaney, UF/IFAS Cropping Systems Specialist, Glen Harris, UGA Extension Agronomist, Dalton Tiner, UF/IFAS Extension Assistant, and Kelsey Stellar, UF/IFAS Extension Assistant What is the importance of...
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Cedar Apple Rust Has Arrived on Fruit Trees
This past week has been dry, but we've already had an abundance of rain this year. Wet conditions are conducive to fungal disease. One disease that is starting to show up is cedar apple rust. - As you would expect, cedar apple rust is a member of the rust...
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May 23 Watermelon Crop Update
Downy Mildew Alert There have been several reports of downy mildew in watermelon in the southern part of the Suwannee Valley region the past couple days. We will get lab confirmation as soon as possible, but we are confident downy is here. I can also indicate we did...
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Healthy Forest and Land Management Decisions
Managing a healthy forest is one of many landowner decisions that need to be made that are determined through the owner’s long-term outcomes and benefits. These decisions not only impact the landowner, but the community and region.
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Friday Feature: All-Electric Ford F-150 Coming in 2022
This week's featured video was published by the Ford Motor Company to introduce the F-150 Lightning, which is an all-electric pickup truck that will be available in spring 2022. There are quite a few innovations, including the ability to run power tools or electronic...