by Daniel J. Leonard | Aug 2, 2024
In scouting peanut fields over the last week, things mostly look good! Fields have recovered from an excessively hot, dry June, plants have lapped, or nearly lapped the row middles, and weeds are mostly cleaned up. However, of immediate concern is the emergence of...
by external | Aug 19, 2022
Source: Dr. Amanda Scherer, Extension Plant Pathologist for the August 17th edition of Cotton Shorts High humidity and temperatures along with vigorous canopy growth will favor prolonged periods of leaf wetness in crops and drive disease pressure across Alabama...
by Matt Lollar | Aug 12, 2022
Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa, and Dr. Xavier Martini, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy The diaprepes root weevil (aka the Apopka weevil) is expanding its spread in North Florida and is now in Bay County. The weevil has...
by Libbie Johnson | Aug 5, 2022
On a beautiful August morning, I spent some time in a dryland cotton field at the corner of Highway 197 and Highway 89 in Santa Rosa County, and felt very welcomed by the local farmers via the multitude of honks and waves. I’m guessing some of you might...
by Matthew Orwat | Jan 28, 2022
During cold January weather, you may not often think about spraying your orchard of fruit trees, blackberries, muscadines, and blueberry shrubs for spring insects and diseases. It’s just not on the radar. The fact is January and February are the best time to apply...