Authored by: Barry Tillman, UF/IFAS Peanut Breeder & Interim NFREC Director For the past several years, I have been wondering if tomato spotted wilt has “left our region." Of course, I know it has not, but we certainly have not observed ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Authored by: Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS Equine Extension Specialist Equine pastern dermatitis (EPD), also commonly referred to as scratches, mud fever, mud rash, greasy heel, or dew poisoning, is an inflammatory skin condition that affects the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Authors: Sanju Kunwar, Xavier Martini, Nick Dufault, Bob Hochmuth, Carrie Harmon, Jeff Jones, Mark Warren, Elizabeth Cannon, Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, Emily Beach and Kiersten Fullem, UF/IFAS Extension Specialists and County Agents If you are ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Chapter 570 of the Florida Statues gives the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) the authority to regulate the transportation of agricultural products, food, and livestock into the state of Florida. FDACS’s Office ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Authored by: Carlos Eduardo Aucique-Perez and Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Horticultural Sciences Department, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - Quincy Phytophthora species (spp.) are among the most destructive pathogens of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
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
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
The 2026 Citrus Health Forum was held on Thursday, February 19 at the North Florida Research & Education Center in Quincy, Florida. There were 5 educational presentations, a grower’s association update, 9 event sponsors, and 8 tradeshow ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
The 2025 Tri-State Fruit & Vegetable Conference was held on Tuesday, January 28. There were 5 educational presentations and a tradeshow with 11 booths. Speakers included UF/IFAS Extension faculty, UGA Extension, and Alabama Cooperative ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
On July 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1164 / House Bill 1279 became law as Florida Chapter 2023-154. This bill covered a range of items that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) will regulate. One key ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease