Category: Agriculture
Washington County Update
August 6, 2012
Timely showers have crops in very good shape. Corn harvest is underway. Peanuts, cotton and soybeans are progressing nicely. Hay harvest is halted until fair weather but forages are continue to grow rapidly. The condition of cattle is ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Corn, Cotton, Crops, Forage, Hay, Panhandle Agriculture
A Salty Situation
August 6, 2012
It seems Northwest Florida sure dodged a bullet when Tropical Storm Debbie decided to head east. The citizens and structures may have dodged the bullet but the plant life had unseen pressures on it. All of the plants in the coastal region ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Panhandle Gardening, Uncategorized
Extension Farm Field Day – August 14
August 3, 2012
Come join us on August 14 at the West Florida Research and Education Center for the 2012 Extension Farm Field Day. Check it out here! READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Agriculture
Cattle Prices and Corn
August 1, 2012
Every cattle producer is probably getting a little antsy with the rising price of corn futures and the lingering drought throughout much of the country. The already substantial loss of crops and up-tick in fuel prices, has many producers wondering ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, LivestockSpecial Peanut Field Day for Producers, August, 23.
July 31, 2012
On August 23, the North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna will host the 2012 Peanut Field Day. Registration will commence at 8:00 AM (CDT). If you are interested in learning about the latest disease resistant varieties or ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Agriculture
APHIDS and PEANUTS
July 31, 2012
On July 16 I was called out to a peanut field in Santa Rosa County. There I met with producer Steven Godwin, and CPS agronomist Greg Esco, to examine aphids they had found in the field while they were scouting for lesser cornstalk borer. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agriculture, Aphids, Insects, IPM, Peanuts
Wakulla County Honeybees Doing Well After T.S. Debbie
July 27, 2012
Wakulla County’s honeybees are still foraging as the available blooms are fading with the approach of summer’s dog days. Some pollen is still being brought to the hive by worker bees. Tropical Storm Debbie necessitated mosquito spraying ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Beekeeping, Insects, Panhandle Agriculture
The Dangers of Pesticide Drift on Cotton
July 27, 2012
Pesticide drift is a chronic concern for anyone who applies herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and any other compound meant to control or kill a problem specie. These photographs show the effects of 2,4-DB drift from a peanut field to a cotton ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Cotton, Economics, Panhandle Agriculture