Thrips & TSWV Management: This is Your One Chance, Don’t Mess Up
Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist Thrips populations are currently high on volunteer peanuts in Panhandle fields that are being burned down for planting; the plant injury is obvious. I will make this post as straight forward as I can. UGA research shows...
Oat Rust & Wheat Leaves Drying – Georgia Grain News 4-28-22
Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist Oat Rust We are seeing some rust disease in oats now and it can be serious. Here are Dr. Alfredo Martinez’s comments, “Crown/leaf rust, caused by the fungal pathogen Puccinia coronata f. sp. avenae, is...
2022 Watermelon Update #7 – April 25
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...
Early System Soybean Planting & Corn Updates – Georgia Grain News 4-22-22
Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist Time for early system soybean planting is now in most of Georgia. You want all chance of frost over before proceeding. Southwest Ga. Grower and Georgia Soybean Commodity Commission Chairman, Greg Mims is here...
Friday Funny Feature: Bull vs. Bicycle Racer – The Bull Won!
Bakersfield California has a famous off-road bicycle race through rugged terrain that includes a large privately owned cattle ranch. The Rock Cobbler Gravel Race features an 84-mile course with 8,095 feet of elevation climbing that requires 5-10 hours of cycling. ...
Herd Synchronization Can Shorten Your Calving Season
Angela Gonella, UF/IFAS Cattle Reproduction Specialist, Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, Daniella Heredia, PhD student, Camila Santos, NFREC Reproduction Lab Intern, and Oscar Alejandro Ojeda, NFREC Reproduction Lab Volunteer The Dietrich family's...
Protect Your Well Water Quality
The majority of rural residents in the Florida Panhandle rely on groundwater from private wells for home consumption. Groundwater is also the major source of water used in agricultural production. While public water systems are regulated federally to ensure...
2022 Watermelon Update #6 – April 18
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...
White Grain Heads & Rust Developing – Georgia Grain News 4-15-22
Rome Ethredge – UGA Interim Grains and Soybean Agronomist - White Wheat Grain Heads There are at least three reasons why we are seeing some white wheat grain heads in the field this week: insects, freeze damage, fusarium head blight. Each one is discussed below in its...
Growth Implants for Nursing Beef Calves
Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Nutrition Specialist Implanting preweaning is one of the most cost-effective ways to increase production for the cow calf producer. Implants are typically administered when the calves are between two months...