Learn More about Pasture, Rangeland and Forage Insurance at Upcoming Webinar – September 18
Cattle and forage producers have no control of rainfall — or the lack thereof. While producers can’t physically plan for drought in the field, there is a way to plan financially for increased feed costs through the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Risk...
Pasture Weed & Invasive Plant Management Classes – September 26 & October 3
Don't let weeds rob your pastures of their productivity, and don't let brush and invasive plants take over your property. Learn how to identify and manage unwanted vegetation. UF/IFAS Extension Washington County has two opportunities coming up to help land managers...
Friday Feature: New Cotton Varieties with Root-Knot & Reniform Nematode Resistance
This week's featured video was produced by PhytoGen Cottonseed to promote the new varieties they have developed with both root-knot and reniform nematode resistance. In addition, these varieties are also resistant to bacterial blight. Nematodes are a major pest for...
Recognizing Plant-Parasitic Nematode Symptoms in Row Crop Fields
As the calendar turns to another school year, now is also a good time to scout for plant-parasitic nematodes in row crops. Typically, the peak time for scouting is near harvest, while plants are still growing, as nematode populations are often greatest at this time....
Peanut Foliar Diseases Exploding Across Florida
Ethan Carter, Daniel Leonard, Mark Warren, Beth Cannon, Jay Capasso, Barry Tillman, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Team Over the last 7 to 10 days, reports of peanut leaf spot and rust diseases have increased from Levy to Jackson counties. It is important for...
Update on Two-Spotted Cotton Leafhopper (Jassid) and Management
Isaac Esquivel, UF/IFAS Crop Entomologist, Scott Graham, Alabama Crop Extension Specialist, Phillip Roberts, Georgia Extension Crop Entomologist, and Jeremy Greene, Clemson Crop Entomologist A couple of weeks ago, I shared that the Two-spotted cotton leafhopper...
August 2025 Peanut Insect Update: Where Are the Caterpillars?
Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Extension Crop Entomologist At the risk of jinxing the whole dang thing, the question I have gotten most in recent days from peanut farmers, county agents, and consultants has been, “Where are the caterpillars?” The short answer is that I...
Nervous Cattle Markets Struggle with Market Fundamentals
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Feeder cattle prices continue to push to unimaginable highs leaving producers and traders increasingly nervous. Last week, in Oklahoma auctions, 500-pound, M/L #1 steers brought...
August 2025 Corn and Peanut Market Update
Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Extension Agent for Agribusiness, NFREC Suwanee Valley This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. - Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically...
Cotton Marketing News: Prices Give Us a Tease— But Outlook May Be Cautiously Improved
Don Shurley, UGA Emeritus Cotton Economist USDA’s August crop production and supply/demand estimates for the 2025 crop should really have not been a shocker—but they apparently were to some. U.S. acreage and estimated production were reduced sharply from the July...