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Category: Florida
Peanuts: Petition to Revoke Use of Thimet and Orthene Aug 15, 2022
An NGO group is currently petitioning the US EPA to revoke all food use tolerances for the organophosphate class of chemistry. In peanut this means phorate (Thimet) and acephate (Orthene). […]
Liquid Lime: Is It Too Good To Be True? Jul 20, 2022
Recently, I’ve been asked for my opinion on liquid lime. “Will it work as well as the salesperson says it will? Will it be cheaper?” In this economy, anything we can […]
Florida Peanuts: More Spotted Wilt Showing Up This Year Jul 6, 2022
So far in June 2022, I’m noticing more spotted wilt in the Suwannee Valley and Gainesville areas than usual. I’ve found it in early planted peanuts in the Panhandle of […]
Florida: Peanut Field Day, Marianna, Aug. 11 Jul 6, 2022
The annual UF Peanut Field Day will be held at the Marianna North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) on Thursday, August 11, 2022, starting with registration at 7:45 AM […]
Florida Corn: Southern Rust Identified – Be Vigilant & Scout Jun 4, 2022
Many of the Panhandle’s March planted corn fields are now well into tassel stage (VT), while others are rapidly approaching that developmental milestone. From tassel to milk stage (R3) is […]
Florida: Row Crop BMP Farm Tour, Marianna, June 30 Jun 4, 2022
Join us for our Row Crop Best Management Practice (BMP) Farm Tour on June 30th, 2022 from 8:00 AM to1:00 PM CDT. We will meet at the Jackson County Extension […]
Florida Cotton: Study Aims to Improve Nitrogen Rate Guidelines May 23, 2022
Great news for all of our Florida cotton producers: the nitrogen (N) rate project has started! The UF/IFAS cotton recommendation is 60 units of nitrogen, which has been argued by […]
Florida: Enlist Crop Technology and Requirements for Herbicide Application May 17, 2022
Enlist crop technology (2,4-D-tolerant) allows for the application of 2,4-D choline herbicide products on Enlist Cotton, Enlist Corn, and Enlist E3 Soybean. The newer 2,4-D choline formulation has very low […]
Florida Peanuts: 3 Tips for Disease Management from Research Trials Apr 5, 2022
As we head into the 2022 peanut season, many farmers are thinking about how to cut production costs while avoiding any negative effects on yield. This is not an easy […]
Florida Corn: Clarifying Available Fluopyram Nematicide Products Mar 29, 2022
Nematicide application is one of the main methods for managing plant-parasitic nematodes in Florida corn. Fluopyram is a relatively new nematicide chemistry available for corn and other row crops. Currently, […]
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