Friday Feature: The Eulogy of a Cowboy for Baxter Black
This week's featured video is a sad one, as we lost a great entertainer of the cattle ranching industry. Baxter Black — the cowboy poet, philosopher, humorist, and large-animal veterinarian died at his home in Benson, Arizona at the age of 77, on June 10, 2022. I...
Introducing the New UF Silage Hybrid Decision Tool
Marcelo Wallau, Diwakar Vyas and Ashley Kuhn, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department Corn and sorghum silages are among the most important feedstuffs for the dairy industry in the state, and they have been gaining interest with beef cattle producers as well. Selection of...
Efficient Management of Bermuda Grass Stem Maggot to Reduce Costs
A lot of research has been conducted to create mitigation strategies for the Bermudagrass Stem Maggot (BSM) throughout the Southeast. This pesky little fly has caused headache and heartache for Bermudagrass hay producers in the Panhandle area. While we have proven...
2022 Watermelon Update #13 – June 6
Bob Hochmuth with input from Suwannee Valley Extension Agents: Mark Warren (Levy), Tyler Pittman (Gilchrist), Tatiana Sanchez (Alachua), Luke Harlow (Union), Jay Capasso (Columbia), Dan Fenneman (Madison), Keith Wynn (Hamilton), Danielle Sprague (Jefferson), Emily...
Dr. Singh is the New UF/IFAS Cropping System Specialist in Jay
Dr. Hardeep Singh recently joined UF/IFAS as the new Cropping Systems Specialist at the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC). He filled a position recently vacated by Dr. Mike Mulvaney. Prior to this position, Dr. Singh worked as Postdoctoral Research...
Friday Feature: Calibrating a Boomless Sprayer – 1/8 Acre Method
Last week we shared the Noble Foundation's 1/128 sprayer calibration video for standard boom sprayers. This week's featured video is a Do-It-Yourself Video produced by the Noble Foundation for calibrating a boomless sprayer. Boomless sprayers have become very...
Southern Rust Identified in Corn – Be Vigilant & Scout
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, Ian Small, UF/IFAS NFREC Plant Pathologist, and Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Pathologist Many of the Panhandle’s March planted corn fields are now well into tassel stage (VT), while others are rapidly approaching that...
Blackberry Production Potential in North Florida
Looking for a crop with great potential in the Panhandle? The University of Florida has done in-depth research on the best cultivars for our area, weed management, and how many chill hours blackberries require. Blackberry breeders have developed thornless cultivars...
Be Careful of Residual Herbicides When Selling Hay/Straw for Vegetable Mulch or Compost
I recently met with a home gardener who brought in tomato plants showing strange symptoms on the leaves. Together we puzzled over the odd leaf-curling symptoms that were affecting their tomato beds, but not other areas of the garden. Upon further investigation it was...
May 2022 Weather Summary and Summer Outlook
Rainfall May is normally one of the driest months of the year, with an average of 3.5" of rain in Marianna. May 2022 was definitely not normal or uniform across the Florida Panhandle, with much of the rain coming in the final full week. The map above to the left...