Category: Agriculture

2026 Gibtuck Limpograss Planting Material Distribution Day – July 14

by Doug Mayo
May 20, 2026

Limpograss (Hemarthria altissima) has a longer season of growth than Bahiagrass or Bermudagrass, so it can help cattle ranchers and dairy farmers bridge the gap between summer perennial grasses and winter annual forages. Limpograss can also ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forage, GibTuck Limpograss, North Florida Research And Education Center, Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Cotton Market Insights: Prices Continue Recovery — What’s Ahead Now?

by Doug Mayo
May 14, 2026

Author: Don Shurley, Emeritus UGA Crop Economist Cotton prices (December 26 futures) continue with an 8 as the front number. I’m not surprised by this given the mix of bullish factors now in play. But, I’d be less than 100% honest ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, SV Update

2026 Perennial Peanut Field Day – June 5

by Doug Mayo
May 12, 2026

Hay farmers, livestock producers, and anyone interested in learning about growing perennial peanut are invited to participate in the 2026 Perennial Peanut Producers Association (PPPA) Field Day, on Friday, June 5, 2026. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, Perennial Peanut, SV Ag Update

2026 Perennial Peanut Field Day – June 5

by Doug Mayo
May 12, 2026

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Field Day, Forage & Pasture, Panhandle Agriculture, Perennial Peanut, SV Ag Update

Florida Farm TEAM Card for Agriculture Sales Tax Exemption

by Doug Mayo
April 24, 2026

Article originally published July 14, 2023. This article was republished on the UF/IFAS Blog platform site to ensure Florida farmers and ranchers are aware of this service. On July 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1164 / House Bill 1279 became ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Cotton Market Insights: Not A Runaway Train—But Eighty Cents Gets Your Attention

by Doug Mayo
April 24, 2026

Author: Don Shurley, Emeritus UGA Crop Economist Cotton prices (December 2026 futures), that were range bound between 66 and 70¢ for a long time, have finally broken that barrier and now stand at over 80¢. Prices have improved roughly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture

Preparing for Cotton Jassid in 2026: What Growers Need to Know

by Doug Mayo
April 22, 2026

By Isaac Esquivel, UF|IFAS Crop Entomologist, and Scott Graham, Auburn Crop Entomologist If 2025 taught us anything, it’s this: Cotton Jassid is not a pest that should be underestimated. It appears to be a part of the production landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cotton Jassid, Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

Fusarium Wilt Showing Up Again in Watermelons: What We’re Seeing and What It Means

by Doug Mayo
April 16, 2026

Written by: Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Crop Pathology Specialist Despite the dry weather, Fusarium Wilt is showing up again in watermelon fields across North Florida, and importantly, we are also observing it in our UF/IFAS variety trials. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Fusarium Wilt, Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update, Watermelon

1st Quarter 2026 Weather Summary & 2nd Quarter Outlook

by Doug Mayo
April 16, 2026

Rainfall The first quarter of 2026 was very dry across most of Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) provides rainfall estimate maps for Florida and also provides a comparison with historic average. The map ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Water
Tags: FAWN Weather Summary, Panhandle Agriculture

Join the National Volunteer Rainfall Reporting Network

by Doug Mayo
April 2, 2026

I have been a Volunteer Precipitation Reporter for the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRahs) since November 2018, with the station ID of FL-JK-6 (Florida - Jackson County - station #6 highlighted in the red box in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Water
Tags: Panhandle Agriculture, SV Ag Update

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