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Growing Lettuce in Non-Traditional Areas of Florida

Jim Rogers — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 15:30:00 +0000

Each year, U.S. farmers produce enough lettuce to feed everyone in the country. Up to 73% of U.S. lettuce comes from California producers and is distributed nationwide through extensive retail chains. Lettuce grown in Florida accounts for 3% of the national total and has a unique market window during the winter months. Traditionally, Florida lettuce has been grown between October ...

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Downy Mildew Discovered in Florida Lettuce

Jim Rogers — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:30:00 +0000

Lettuce downy mildew disease has been discovered for the first time this season in the Everglades Agricultural Area by Glades Crop Care scouts. As environmental conditions are favorable for the disease’s development, fungicide applications should begin at about the 1- or 2-leaf stage and continue through the crop’s lifespan. Applications must be made prior to infection if adequate control is ...

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Fusarium Wilt Prevention in Florida Lettuce

Jim Rogers — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 12:15:00 +0000

By Clint Thompson Fusarium wilt in lettuce is not yet a widespread problem for Florida producers. German Sandoya wants to keep it that way. Sandoya, assistant professor in the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, provides management options for growers to help keep the disease out of their fields. “We’ve only seen it in field plots, so ...

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UF/IFAS Extension to Host Vegetable Growers Meeting

Jim Rogers — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:30:00 +0000

South Florida vegetable growers should mark their calendars for Monday, July 11, as the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension will host a virtual meeting on fumigants and systemics. The vegetable growers meeting will be held from noon to 2 p.m. and includes presentations from various UF/IFAS specialists. Josh Freeman will discuss a systems approach ...

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Biopesticides (Seem to) Perform Poorly Against Black Spot on Kale

Jim Rogers — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:45:00 +0000

From Clemson Plant Pathologist Tony Keinath in The South Carolina Grower . As part of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Organic Transitions Program grant, we tested 10 biopesticides on organic kale ‘Oldenbor’ to determine if any product controlled Alternaria leaf spot, a.k.a. black spot on kale. None look promising. No biopesticides reduced black spot on kale compared to the non-treated ...

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Register for Upcoming Florida Brassica Production Workshop

Jim Rogers — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Attention Florida specialty crop producers: Save the date and register for an upcoming virtual Florida brassica production workshop. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will host the workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to noon. The workshop will provide up-to-date information on Florida brassica production. Highlighted topics include weed management, nematode management, nutrient ...

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Crop Insurance Deadline Nears in Georgia for Cabbage Growers

Jim Rogers — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 12:30:00 +0000

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds Georgia cabbage growers that the final date to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2023 crop year is July 1. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the July 1 sales closing date to do so. Federal crop insurance is critical to ...

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Florida First Detector Training

Jim Rogers — Wed, 25 May 2022 10:30:00 +0000

Registration is ongoing for a Florida First Detector training, scheduled for June 3 at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Everglades Research and Education Center. It will last from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The free Florida First Detector training will highlight identification and management for pests of concern that could impact sugarcane, rice and leafy ...

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UF/IFAS to Host Lettuce Advisory Committee Meeting

Jim Rogers — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will host a lettuce advisory committee meeting in Belle Glade, Florida on Tuesday, March 22. The meeting will be designated to discussing lettuce and other leafy vegetable production issues. It will start at noon and conclude at 3 p.m. Click here to register.

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Prioritizing Plant Breeding

Jim Rogers — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:00:00 +0000

By J. Scott Angle The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) team that has released more than 250 fruit, vegetable and other plant cultivars in the past decade is getting even stronger. Seven budding scientists from around the world arrived in Florida in August to work with Plant Breeders Working Group faculty in creating Florida crops. ...

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