Winners of the 2025 STEP corn contest were announced at the October 30th awards banquet held at the North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley. Taking the top spot this year was Team Quincey: Zane and Kelley Quincey of Quincey ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Learn how to make every drop count! The Master Irrigator Drip Irrigation Short Course brings together industry experts, hands-on demonstrations, and funding opportunities to help growers increase irrigation use efficiency. Join us on November ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Jay Capasso (UF/IFAS NFREC - Suwannee Valley) and Wes Porter (UGA Crop and Soil Sciences Department) Peanut harvest season has begun in North Florida which raises the question: when should you terminate irrigation in peanuts? Unlike corn, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Ethan Carter, Daniel Leonard, Mark Warren, Beth Cannon, Jay Capasso, Barry Tillman, Nick Dufault, UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Team In mid-August, we began receiving reports of peanut leaf spot and rust diseases from Levy to Jackson counties. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
This article describes recent price trends and market fundamentals for grain corn and peanuts. Grain Corn The local grain corn price for August delivery is typically determined by the Chicago Board of Trade September futures contract price ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Florida farmers incurred crop and infrastructure losses from hurricanes in 2023 and 2024. Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, and Hurricane Milton together caused between $676 million and $1.25 billion in lost agricultural production ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Jay Capasso, Vivek Sharma, Paulette Tomlinson, and Erin Dasher Introduction North Florida’s Suwannee Valley is an agriculturally productive region for crops, including corn, peanuts, watermelon, and carrots. The region is also home to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Bob Hochmuth, Mark Warren, Shannon Carnevale, Lara Milligan, Jay Capasso Introduction As the saying goes, “when thunder roars, go indoors”. Whether you’re in the fields or just out enjoying some of our beautiful natural areas, if ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Agronomic crop farmers are feeling a financial squeeze as increases in farm input costs have outpaced prices received. The USDA's indexes of prices paid and received by crop farms in the United States were set to 100 in 2011. Over the past five ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Prices for stored peanuts remain relatively strong, but projected increases in peanut acreage this year dampen the outlook for the 2025 harvest price. Recent Prices Figure 1 shows the average monthly peanut price received by Florida producers. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension