by Mark Mauldin | Oct 3, 2025
Fall is here – peanuts are being picked and football season is in full swing. With fall being synonymous with the end of the growing season, it is a surprisingly good time of year to start many vegetation management operations around the farm or ranch. Fall is a...
by Mark Mauldin | Apr 28, 2023
I get the pleasure of working with good people from all aspects of the agricultural industry. Each group has their own inherent set of characteristics. Unfortunately, when it comes to applying pesticides (herbicides for today’s purposes) attention to detail is...
by Pratap Devkota | Apr 21, 2023
Pratap Devkota – Weed Science Specialist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL Water is the primary carrier solvent for herbicide application. Water used for herbicide application is obtained from various aboveground and underground...
by Pratap Devkota | Nov 4, 2022
Pratap Devkota, Weed Scientist, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL Peanut is commonly grown in close proximity to cotton and soybean fields in Florida Panhandle. So, there is potential for a peanut crop to be exposed to herbicides...
by Kacey Aukema | Jun 3, 2022
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...