Category: Agriculture
Columbia Connections Newsletter Spring 2021
April 8, 2021
The Columbia Connections Newsletter Spring 2021 See the link below for the Spring 2021 edition of the Columbia Connections Newsletter. In this edition we included educational articles from Columbia County extension agents on Pesticide Continuing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionKey accomplishments in fighting citrus greening disease 2005 – 2020
April 8, 2021
Key accomplishments in fighting citrus greening disease 2005 - 2020: Building on a solid foundation of IFAS Research Huanglongbing (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease, has devasted Florida’s citrus industry for the last 15 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesEdible Gardening Series: Question of the Week – spider mites
April 8, 2021
By Carol Wyatt-Evens and Sarah Bostick Gardening in Florida can be incredibly rewarding and incredibly frustrating, at the same time. If you are new to the region, you soon learn that gardening in the Sunshine State can quickly become a full-time ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: Biorational, Edible Gardening QOTW, EdibleGardeningSeries, Garden, Gardening, Insects, Land Insects, Landscape Insects, Pgm_Ag, Pgm_Chemicals, Spider Mites
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
April 8, 2021
“Not All Who Wander Are Lost” My Journey to Pesticide Safety Education That quote “Not all who wander are lost” comes from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring, to be precise) and is very fitting ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseTags: Brett Bultemeier, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety Education
Resources for Public Engagement and Outreach
April 7, 2021
Here's another oldie-but-goodie pulled from pages as IFAS migrates blogs. These are some of the public engagement with science (aka science outreach or informal science education or science communication) resources I have found in my day. Public ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Public Engagement, Public Engagement With Science
2021 John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award Winner
April 7, 2021
Conrad Oberweger, an undergraduate research student at the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) has been awarded the 2021 John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) due to his ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTopic Tuesday: Bee Communication
April 6, 2021
Communication is the key to success of any team and honey bees are no exception. These social insects interact using smell, taste, sound, and touch. They communicate about food resources or even about potential nearby danger. These developed ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Bee Communication, Bees, Pheromones, Suwannee County, Suwannee County Agriculture, Suwannee County Extension, Topic Tuesday, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County
UF/IFAS CAIP Undergrad Awarded with the 2021 – John Jachetta Undergraduate Research Award from WSSA
April 2, 2021
By Cayla Romano, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) Communication Assistant Conrad Oberweger, an undergraduate research student at the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP) has been awarded the 2021 John Jachetta ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Award, CAIP, Invasive Species, Invasive Species Research, Turning Science Into Solutions, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS CAIP, Undergraduate Research
Identificando Anaplasmosis en el Hato de Ganado Bovino
April 1, 2021
Anaplasmosis (usualmente referido como piroplasmosis) es una enfermedad que afecta a rumiantes causado por una bacteria de la familia de las riketsias. Anaplasma marginale infecta las células de la sangre y típicamente se identifica como ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Ag, Agricultura, Agro, Anaplasma, Anaplasmosis, Bacteria, Becerro, Bosques, Bovine, Bovino, County, Ectoparasitos, Enfermedad, Español, Extension, Finca, FL., Florida, Ganado, Hardee, IFAS, Jonael, Marginale, Novilla, Parasito, Rancho, Rebaño, Sangre, Spanish, Torete, Toro, Tropical, UF, Vaca, Vacuno, Vaquilla