Thursday April 22, 2021 9:00 am - 11:00 am Speakers & Topics: Sam & Scott Walker, Escambia County Producers Interest in the Project Dr. Michael Mulvaney, Cropping Systems Specialist WFREC Soil Moisture from Cover Crops ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, EventsOn August 10th, UF/IFAS Santa Rosa and Escambia County Extension hosted a field day covering moisture monitoring, cover crops, and best management practices at Mickey Diamond's Farm. Through a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureAs dry as this Fall has been, planting cover crops has not been a priority or an option for many producers in the Florida Panhandle. One Escambia County grower planted an interesting cover crop mixture that has garnered a lot of ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureCollege football season has started, the weather is milder, and pretty soon, we will all smell cotton defoliant when driving past cotton fields. Throughout the Florida Panhandle, farmers are getting equipment ready for the harvest, and this ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureIt’s February and time to make some real decisions about what to plant and how many acres to plant. Many factors go into determining the right fit for any producer, but the bottom line is profitability. To help producers make informed ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe Peanut Butter Challenge has officially begun! From now through November 15th, drop off unopened jars of Peanut Butter to your local UF IFAS Extension office and have that jar matched by a donation of a jar from the Florida Peanut Producers ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureOn the corner of US 29 and FL 97 in northern Escambia County, people have been wondering what crop Eric Koehn (local producer), planted in the fields late last Fall after he harvested. The answer is a mixture of “Sodbuster” radish and ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureBecause of increased irrigation throughout Northwest Florida, UF IFAS Escambia and Santa Rosa County Extension are partnering to offer a morning workshop to help producers better utilize their irrigation systems and improve farm profitability. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture