Category: Pests & Disease

2018 Annual Farm Judging Competition

by Chris Vann

October 18, 2018

Since 1993, the Lafayette County Extension Office has hosted a Farm Judging and Farm Manager Contest. Over the 26 years, over 5,000 youth have participated. FFA and 4-H members from 16 different schools and clubs test their judging and farm ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-h, Events, Farm, Farm Judging, Livestock, Youth

Mandatory Dicamba Training March 16th

by Chris Vann

February 26, 2018

Florida Mandatory Dicamba Resistant Crop Training Video - Lafayette County Extension Office Friday, March 16th from 10:00 am - Noon In a recent ruling from EPA, "Auxin Specific Training" is now required before anyone uses a dicamba ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Corn, Crops, Dicamba, Extension, Farming, Forage, Interactive, Mandatory, Small Grain, Sorghum, Training, Video

42nd Annual Tri-County Peanut Meeting

by J. Johnson

February 14, 2018

The 42nd Annual Tri-County Peanut Production Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 8, 2018 at the 4th District Community Center near Branford, Florida. The meeting will begin at 5:00 pm with an optional pesticide training for producers ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Money Matters, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Farm, FSA, Meeting, Peanut, Peanut Production, USDA

Lafayette Hosts 2018 Tobacco Production Meeting

by J. Johnson

January 22, 2018

No matter ones feelings on tobacco, its production has a long history in the Suwannee Valley Area. Since the 1920's, this area has consistently produced some of the highest yielding and finest quality tobacco in the world. Although planted ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Crops, Extension, Growers, Lafayette, Quality, Tobacco, Tobacco Growers

Spiders: The Unwanted House Guest

by J. Johnson

September 18, 2017

Spiders! Eek! Just the word sends chills down your spine. They are creepy and scary, but most spiders serve a purpose other than causing terror to the homes they invade. In their natural environment (including human dwellings) spiders ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Arachnid, Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Huntsman, Insect, Jumping Spider, Orb Weaver, Spider, Venom, Venomous, Venomous Spider

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