by external | Apr 16, 2021
– Dr. Steve Li, Auburn Weed Scientist – Cotton planting will be in full swing in just another week or two. One thing that I cannot emphasize enough is to START CLEAN (free of weeds), particularly in no-till fields. A single-pass burndown treatment is often...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Mar 26, 2021
Perennial peanut production is on the rise throughout the Panhandle. In Calhoun County alone, we’ve ascended from a small specialty industry, with a farm here and there growing the legume, to around 1,000 acres in production. This increase in acreage is due to...
by Daniel J. Leonard | Oct 25, 2019
With the first timber planting season post Hurricane Michael beginning in just a few months, Northwest Florida timber farmers should begin the process of aggressively prepping sites for reforestation. While the majority of site prep work that has been focused on...
by Brent Sellers | Oct 4, 2019
Goatweed (Figure 1), also known as sweet broom (Scoparia dulcis) has been a problem in Florida pastures and hayfields for many years. Dense infestations of goatweed are quite common throughout the state. In most cases where goatweed density is extremely high, the...
by Josh Thompson | May 30, 2014
Panhandle farmers are busy. Many are still planting peanuts and cotton, some are harvesting wheat and oats, cutting hay, putting out fertilizer and spraying for weeds and thrips. Herbicide applications are going out in areas that are dry enough to get equipment in....
