Peanut Production Guide: Management and Cultural Practices for Peanuts Sudeep S. Sidhu, David L. Wright, Barry Tillman, Nicholas Dufault, Ian M. Small, Isaac L. Esquivel, Zane Grabau, Hardeep Singh, Emma Matcham, Ednaldo A. Borgato, Jay Capasso, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
Understanding Fertilizers and Soil Amendments Niguss Solomon Hailegnaw, Guodong Liu, and Yuncong Li. Choosing the right fertilizer/amendment type (organic or inorganic/synthetic) can impact soil health, plant vigor, environmental sustainability, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources
Because of Ute Albrecht, we know more about how to manage citrus greening than we did six years ago. She has worked nights, weekends, away from home and among citrus growers desperate for her to work faster. Her work is so important to ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Health & NutritionThere 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
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Category: AgricultureBack in the early spring, University of Georgia Extension Plant Pathologist Bob Kemerait predicted that conditions were going to be right for white mold development in peanuts during the 2012 season. He based this on the very warm temperatures ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureCalcium is essential for high quality peanuts, and that makes calcium management one of the more critical aspects of peanut production. Soil moisture plays a critical role in absorption of calcium. Calcium is “passively” absorbed ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureOn 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 & DiseaseMultimedia available: http://news.ufl.edu/2011/06/08/peanut-allergen-multimedia/ Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida researcher has developed a new technique to make peanuts ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research