After the driest April we've seen in years in the county, May more than made up for it with close to seventeen inches of rain at the Jay station. June started off hot and dry, but the rain came back this past week, and more is in the forecast ... READ MORE
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We're hosting a Lunch and Learn meeting for local row crop growers here in Santa Rosa County on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the Jay Community Center. The meeting runs from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and focuses on two timely problems, the cotton ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Fertilizer source is one of the four Rs of fertilizer management (Right source, Right place, Right time, and Right placement). Mineral fertilizers are typically synthesized (i.e., nitrogen from the Haber-Bosch process) or mined from mineral ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
A new high yielding and disease resistant peanut variety was released in January 2024 by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Marianna, Florida. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & DiseaseCrown rust (Puccinia coranata) was found in over 3000 acres of oats in Levy, Suwannee and Madison counties in the last week. The most notable characteristic of the fungus is small pustules which contain orange-yellow spores. Rubbing the leaf ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe cotton crop is maturing fast and defoliation will soon be underway in many older planted fields. Proper timing of cotton harvest aid applications is important for optimizing both yield and quality of the crop. Defoliation decisions should ... READ MORE
Category: AgriculturePlanting behind Bahia Grass has long been a favored practice for watermelon growers and now row crop farmers are increasingly planting into Bahia and Bermuda grass sods. There are many benefits to the practice, but you need to know what herbicides ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTarget spot disease was confirmed from a sample taken in Santa Rosa County on June 27 and is becoming increasingly widespread on cotton throughout the area. This is likely due to all the rain we’ve been getting and the resulting rank growth ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe annual Peanut Field Day will be held at the Marianna North Florida Research and Education Center on Thursday, August 15, 2013 starting with registration at 8:00 AM (CDT) and ending with a sponsored lunch. Field tours will begin at 8:30 AM. ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThere are confirmed hits of white mold in the Extension Peanut Fungicide trial here in Santa Rosa County, up to 3 hits per 25 foot of row. White mold is one of those diseases that can be field diagnosed with near 100% accuracy when the small ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture