The Washington County squash harvest is currently underway. Wednesday’s rain in Washington County provided much relief to extreme dry conditions. Some field work began Friday, May 11, 2012 planting cotton and peanuts. Pastures and hay fields are responding to the rain as well. Squash harvest is currently underway and sweet corn is about two weeks …
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Scouting Northwest Florida Tomatoes
Blossom End Rot Identification of pests affecting crops is the first part of designing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Scouting is an important part of any IPM program. Once you identify problem pests, management decisions can be made such as changing cultural practices, using biological control methods or by applying pesticides. By scouting and …
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Panhandle Farmers Can Compete for the Title of Best Forage Producer at the Southeast Hay Contest
Photo Credit: Doug Mayo Entries are currently being accepted for the 2012 Southeast Hay Contest which concludes in October at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. Hay and baleage samples will be evaluated for quality and ranked based on the Relative Forage Quality (RFQ) score. Contest entries require a $ 15 per sample fee …
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Georgia Wild Turkey Field Day Coming Up Next Week
The Eastern Wild Turkey Trade Show will be held next week, May 17, 2012, at Thomas County’s Osceola Plantation. The field day starts at 8:00 a.m. and is sponsored by the Florida-Georgia Extension Game Management group, in collaboration with wildlife and forestry agencies from Florida, Georgia and the National Wild Turkey Federation. The program kicks …
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Florida Forest Service Pine Beetle Prevention Program Sign-up Going On Now
2012 Sign-up Period: May 7, 2012 (8:00 a.m.) through June 11, 2012 (5:00 p.m.) The Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention Program is offered to eligible non-industrial private forest landowners by the Florida Forest Service (FFS) through temporary grants from the USDA Forest Service. Periodic southern pine beetle (SPB) outbreaks in Florida have resulted in …
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Dry Conditions Still Slowing Washington County Production
Soil conditions continue to be very dry and field work has stopped until some rain arrives in sufficient quantities. Spring ryegrass hay is being fed now instead of the winter ahead. Oat harvest has started in some parts of the county. However, the oat harvest peak is a week or two away. Some varieties of …
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Lubbers Love to Munch
Adult, light color phase Older Nymph The Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, also known colloquially as the “Georgia Thumper”, can be highly destructive to a variety of vegetable crops. This May many growers and vegetable gardeners have reported unusually high numbers of nymphs, the juvenile form of the grasshopper. This observation is consistent with the usual increase …
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January-April UF IFAS FAWN Marianna Weather Station Summary
For a full report of daily high and low temperatures and rainfall, download the Jan-Apr 2012 Jackson Co Weather Summary. In addition to daily weither summaries, there are monthly rainfall comparisons for the past 60 years recorded at the NFREC Weather Station. Doug Mayo
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SE Alabama Hay Production Meeting May 17
Hay Production Meeting: “ Producing Hay in Southeast Alabama” May 17th, 2012 • 8:00 A.M. Bama Jam Farms – Enterprise, Alabama Travel Highway 167 N. from Enterprise (6 miles) to junction of County Road 156 Download the Flyer for Printing: AL Hay Meeting Flyer Program Agenda 7:30 – 8:00 Registration 8:00 – 8:15 Welcome & …
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Thrips Active In Walton County
Thrips are already a problem with the vegetable acreage and the cotton crop in Walton County. Even with seed inoculated before planting or in-furrow insecticide applications, plants are still at risk. The preventative treatments are taken up by the plant as it germinates and provides some protection during early stages of growth. Supplemental foliar sprays may be needed if two-to-three …
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