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Meet a Master Gardener Volunteer: Sarasota County Reading Gardens

by Ashley Ellis
December 20, 2024

Meet a Master Gardener Welcome to our “Meet a Master Gardener Volunteer” blog series, where we spotlight the dedicated individuals who make a significant impact in our community through their passion for horticulture and education. Karen ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Florida Friendly, Master Gardener Volunteers, Pgm_HortRes
Row of trees at Christmas Tree Farm

Forestry and Finance: The Economics of U.S. Christmas Tree Farms

by Alena Poulin
December 20, 2024

Every year when the winter holiday season comes around, we're reminded of the many different products from the forestry industry which are to thank for holiday traditions. This includes things such as chestnuts roasting on an open fire, wood ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Forests
Tags: Christmas Tree Farms, Economic Impacts, Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Forestry, FRE Lunch Podcast

Economistas de UF estiman que las pérdidas en producción agrícola en Florida por el huracán Milton superan los $190 millones

by Luz Bahder
December 20, 2024

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  El Programa de Análisis del Impacto Económico de UF/IFAS, que se publicará próximamente en español, estima un rango creíble de pérdidas entre $190,4 millones ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Acuicultura, Agricultores, Agricultura, Christa Court, Danos, Danos Agricolas, Debby, Economistas Agrícolas, EIAP, Encuesta De Evaluación De Desastres EIAP De UF/IFAS., Encuestas, Español, Florida, Ganado, Huracán, Huracan Debby, Huracán Helene, Huracan Milton, Informe Preliminar, Inundacion, Invernaderos, Lluvia, Melones, Milton, Papas, Perdidas, Perdidas Economicas, Precipitacion, Productores´, Productos Primarios, Programa De Análisis Del Impacto Económico De UF/IFAS, Spanish, Tormenta, Tornados, Vegetales, Vientos, Viveros, Xiaohui Qiao
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Hurricane Milton: Florida agricultural production losses top $190M, UF economists estimate

by Megan Winslow
December 20, 2024

The newly released UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program estimates a credible range of losses between $190.4 million and $642.7 million. This range will be narrowed in a final report released in the coming months. The estimate includes ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Cat Wofford, Christa Court, Crops, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economists, Economy, EIAP, Farming, Finfish, Flooding, Food And Resource Economics Department, FRED, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Indian River Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Rain, Shellfish, Storm, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao
Earthstar mushrooms (left) and the star topper of a Christmas tree (right).

O Earthstar of Wonder, Earthstar of Potted Plants

by Gillian McGuire
December 19, 2024

While you have undoubtedly seen a star upon a Christmas tree, have you ever seen this star-shaped mushroom growing from the soil of your potted plants? This holiday season, I am reminded of the Earthstar mushroom. Earthstars Are Growing Slightly I ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ask IFAS, Department Of Plant Pathology, Edis, Holidays, Horticulture Industry, Houseplants, Mushrooms, Plant Pathology Department
Five people on a soils judging team stand in a soil pit, analyzing the soil horizons.

UF Soils Judging Team returns to competition after two decades, competes in Southeast Regional Contest

by Mike Loizzo
December 18, 2024

After a nearly 20-year hiatus, the University of Florida Soils Judging Team made a successful return to the field. The four-member squad competed in the 2024 Southeast Regional Collegiate Soils Judging Contest hosted by the University of Kentucky ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agronomy-Soils Club, College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences, Heather Enloe, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Soils Judging, VP Promise

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