Category: Agriculture

Broward County Celebrates 22 Years of “Water Matters”, March 9th.

by Donna Corbelli Castro

March 6, 2024

Broward does it best! Every year for the past 22, Broward County, FL has been educating its citizens on the importance of water conservation with Water Matters Day. This year, it falls on March 9th, from 9 AM - 3 PM at Tree Tops Park, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, FFL, Heat Island, NatureScape, Newsletter, Trees, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, Urban Forest, Urban Landscape, Water Quality

Improved Management and Feeding Increase Access to Dairy Products in Rwanda

by Livestock Lab

March 6, 2024

Milk remains one of the most important sources of nutrient-dense animal source food in Rwanda, and many other Feed the Future countries. Indeed, the government of Rwanda’s Girinka program recognizes the critical importance of milk in the diet ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock
Tags: Dairy, International Development, Livestock, Milk, Rwanda

Overcoming Chicken Challenges through Effective Coordination

by Livestock Lab

March 6, 2024

The Burkinabe poultry sector can become safer and more productive by improved farm and market practices. This is not easy and does not happen overnight. However, this challenge does not stop a dedicated team of researchers under the leadership ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Burkina Faso, Food Safety, International Development, Livestock, One Health

Hillsborough County 4-H Youth Leadership Council

by ambernorris

March 6, 2024

What is a County Council? The 4-H Program utilizes many opportunities to provide educational experiences for youth. The 4-H Council at a county, district, and/or state levels is one of these tools. Hillsborough County Council is ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Clubs & Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Anorris, Citizenship, Civics, Communication, Leadership, Life Skills, Public Speaking, Youth

Looking to build a citywide compost program? Policy makers, others invited to UF/IFAS Compost Consortium on March 27

by Lourdes Mederos

March 6, 2024

Federal agencies are investing millions of dollars to support innovative compost plans and programs that divert food waste from landfills. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is leading the charge ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Climate Change, Compost, Compost Business, Compost Consortium, Economic Development, Environmental Impacts, Florida Composting Council, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, IFAS, Landfills, Liz Felter, Mica McMillan, Sustainability, Sustainable, Sustainable Recycling, UF, UF News, UF/IFAS Compost Consortium, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, USDA

Avocado Alarm–Laurel Wilt

by Jeff Wasielewski

March 5, 2024

In early 2002, somewhere near the meandering Savannah River, Georgia, a tiny female ambrosia beetle emerged from a wooden packing crate and flew inland towards a small stand of native redbay trees and began to drill. Two decades later and that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Wakulla County Spring Seed Library Kickoff

by khadejahscott

March 5, 2024

Wakulla County Spring Seed Library Kickoff FREE SEEDS & PLANT ADVICE MARCH 14, 2024 Wakulla County Public Library 4330 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32326 UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla Master Gardener Agent Khadejah Scott-Price, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, Agriculture--horticulture/master-gardener-volunteer/our-stories/, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardeners, Master-gardener-volunteer/our-stories/, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla/agriculture--horticulture/master-gardener-volunteer/, Wakulla/master-gardener-volunteer/our-stories/

UF scientists plan to lengthen the shelf life of artichokes

by Brad Buck

March 5, 2024

We’re in the heart of Florida’s artichoke season, so when you go to the grocery store, you want this consumer favorite to be ripe and fresh. But the vegetable has a short shelf life – about two days at 62 degrees, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Artichokes, Cultivars, Fresh, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, RNA, Shelf Life, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu

Florida Beekeeping Management Calendar: March

by Amy Vu

March 5, 2024

This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management and is not comprehensive. The check-list can be used to identify ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beekeeping, Beekeeping Calendar, Bees, Bug, Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Honeybee, Pest, Pest Management, PolliNATION, UF, UFHoneyBee, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

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