New Fusarium Wilt Risk Calculator for Watermelons
Nicholas Dufault, UF/IFAS Plant Pathologist, Mathew Cullen, UF/IFAS Plant Pathology Dept., & Kevin Athearn, Regional Specialized Agent. As we move into the cooler months of fall, many of us are thinking about hunting, catching up on much need repairs,...
Management of Bulls after the Breeding Season
Bull selection, development, and management are all essential to drive the genetic progress of a cattle herd and to improve the annual calf crop. Much time and effort are expended to ensure that the correct mating selections allow for the optimal outcome during...
10/8/21 Peanut Update & aGDD Tracker
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman, Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, Ethan Carter, Regional Row Crop IPM Agent, and Camila Ichazo As we move into October leafspot, especially late leaf spot, continues to be the...
Grain Sorghum (aka Milo) Update
Rome Ethredge, Interim UGA Grains and Soybean Agronomist Anthracnose levels have been increasing and documented in later planted Grain Sorghum this week. If you have any planted acres, now is the time to scout for disease if you have not already. This disease is often...
September 2021 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook
Rainfall September was yet another wet month for much of the Panhandle, but at least there was a break in the rain at the end of the month that was ideal for hay and peanut harvest. Even so, the Panhandle received between 5 to 12.5" in September, with most of the...
Asian Longhorned Tick found on North Georgia Cow
Jennifer Whitaker, Georgia Farm Bureau The Asian Longhorned Tick - an invasive species with the potential to cause severe anemia and tick fever in livestock - has been positively identified on a cow in Pickens County (North Central GA), the Georgia Department of...
Florida Beekeeper Economic Contribution Survey
All beekeepers in Florida are invited to participate in a survey conducted by the UF/IFAS, Food and Resource Economics Department, and the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory. This survey is part of a project sponsored by the Florida State Beekeepers...
Jacob Gilmore Elected to Northwest Florida Farm Credit Board
Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Proudly Announces the Election of Mr. Jacob Gilmore to the Board of Directors. Jacob Gilmore was born in Pensacola, Florida and has lived in the Molino, Florida area in Escambia County his entire life. Gilmore graduated from Tate High...
Friday Feature: Kudzu Control
This week's featured video was published by Clemson Extension to provide information on identifying and controlling Kudzu vines. Kudzu is an aggressive leguminous vine capable of growing 1 foot per day. It can easily grow 60 feet in a single growing season. It also...
Defoliating Cotton to Create Florida’s Snowy Fields
Ethan Carter, Regional Crop IPM Agent, David Wright, UF/IFAS Agronomist, & Mark Mauldin, Washington County Extension Ag Agent It’s that time of year again, cotton defoliation is hot on the heels of peanut harvest. Many farmers are in the middle of...