Happy Summer Everyone! Over the past few months, Queen Bethany has had the opportunity to participate in several in-store promotions,...

UF/IFAS is working on solving farmers’ problems in Benin, Ecuador and Uganda. Why? So they never become your problems. Take Mathews...

Good day fellow FWA members, As I write what will be my last President's message, I would like to thank my wife Judy for listening to me...

Hello FWA Members, Watermelon time is here!! Once again what we in our Industry look forward to. A way of life that most can only dream...

The start of watermelon season trials is Rod Jorgensen’s favorite time of year. “For me, the first good watermelon of the year is like...

I write to you with the exciting news that we have a new chair for the UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences. Dr. Chris Gunter...

Integration of Secondary Fungicides to the Primary Fungicides Program to Improve Watermelon Foliar Disease Management in Florida Susannah...

Plant Nutrient Testing and Sufficiency Ranges for Florida Watermelons Mark Warren, UF/IFAS Levy County Extension Agent, Bronson, FL Many...

Happy Florida Watermelon season everyone! Two weeks ago, Ms. Debra Harrison and I hit the ground running on our yearly promotions. We...

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As we embark on the upcoming watermelon season, I would like to update you all on the state of our membership. We ended 2020 with 177...

At BMP Logic, we believe water usage on every farm can be improved. Overwatering costs growers money and potentially damages our...

#farming 101 Happy New Year to all of our Watermelon membership. As we close the books on another year, we can only hope and pray the...

On December 11, 2020, Queen Bethany, Debbie Johnson, and I attended the 15th Annual Florida Seed Company Skeet Shoot in Nokomis, FL. ...

Assessing the potential of Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) and Blue Hubbard Squash (Cucurbita maxima) as trap crops managing squash bug (Anasa...

Know Your Florida Watermelon Disease and Pathogen Series Bacterial and angular leaf spot diseases of watermelon and other cucurbits...

Since 2008, the team at Gibson Produce has worked hard to supply its customers with the fresh, crisp, and sweet watermelon that is...

By Bethany Barfield, 2020 Florida Watermelon Queen Hello everyone! As the last couple of months have come and gone our day-to-day life...

By Robert Hochmuth, Regional Extension Agent- Vegetable Crops, UF/IFAS, North Florida Research and Education Center- Suwannee Valley,...