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A close-up look at corn on stalks in the field.

Stakeholder Engagement Program: A Corn Competition for Efficient Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Florida 

by Sydney Williams
January 9, 2025

The 2024 Stakeholder Engagement Program (STEP) Corn Competition in Suwannee County, Fla., focuses on promoting the adoption of best management practices (BMPs) in nitrogen and irrigation use among farmers. The event supporters are the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Controlled Release, Corn, Fertilizer, North Florida REC, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley
A crate full of carrots just harvested from the field. The background shows the field.

Developing Best Management Practices for Nitrogen in Carrots Using Controlled Release Fertilizer 

by Sydney Williams and Bob HochmuthAvatar photo
August 9, 2024

Carrot is a relatively new and emerging crop in North Florida with about 5,000 acres grown annually in the region. The acreage increase over the past 10 years in North Florida and South Georgia is largely due to the influence of water related ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Best Management Practices, Carrots, Controlled Release, Fertilizer, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley
small watermelon growing on a vine in the field

Controlled-release fertilizer project nets positive results for north Florida watermelon growers

by Bob Hochmuth, Sydney Williams and Mike Loizzo
January 24, 2024

A pilot project during the Spring 2023 growing season aimed to improve nitrogen use efficiency through new fertilizer technology. It also used the “4R’s” (Right source, Right rate, Right place, and Right time) as well as irrigation management. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Controlled Release, Fertilizer, Nitrogen Management, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley, Watermelon
a watermelon field in north Florida

On-farm Extension demonstrations evaluate the use of controlled-release fertilizers compared to conventional fertilizers in watermelons

by Bob Hochmuth, Sydney Williams and Mike Loizzo
January 18, 2024

These Research and Extension demonstrations were conducted during the spring of 2020 and 2021 comparing controlled-release fertilizers (CRF) to conventional fertilizer programs. These were made possible by the funding assistance of the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Controlled Release, Fertigation, Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Nutrient Management Program, Watermelon
small watermelon in the field

UF/IFAS Researchers in North Florida Examining Watermelon Best Management Practices

by Sydney Williams and Bob HochmuthAvatar photo
November 8, 2023

Watermelon is a major crop grown in the Suwannee Valley. It accounts for nearly one-third of the total watermelon production in Florida, covering approximately 26,300 acres. The Sunshine State grows about one of every four watermelons produced ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Controlled Release, Fertilizer, Nitrogen Management, Nutrient Management Program, Robert Hochmuth, Sydney Williams, Watermelon