Peanut Germination and Other Planting Issues

Peanut farmers are being warned about seed germination, as peanuts testing positive for aflatoxin will not produce a plant. Tyron Spearman has the details concerning that and other issues here at planting time.

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Opportunities to Develop Preliminary Data For Future Grant Projects

May 1, 2026

Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Critical Funding To Enhance Brahman Genetics

April 24, 2026

Strong Relationship Exists Between the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board and UF-IFAS

April 17, 2026

Texas A&M Research Center Director Named
Kranthi Mandadi will become director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Weslaco on June 1. Mandadi is a Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant pathologist and professor in the Texas A&M Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology. He has served at the center for more than a decade. Mandadi will oversee the […]
Change in Citrus Administrative Committee Assessment Rate
The Citrus Administrative Committee’s (CAC) assessment rate for fresh citrus has been increased to 2.5 cents per 4/5 bushel carton or equivalent of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida. The prior assessment rate was 2 cents. The assessment increase was announced on April 29, 2026, in the Federal Register as a U.S. Department […]