Category: Water
Watersheds Celebrated in Farm City Week Speech Contest
November 29, 2022
Manatee County students in grades six through 12 were eligible to compete in the annual Farm City Week Manatee River Soil and Water Conservation District (MRSWCD) speech contest on November 7th. Designed to develop leadership through ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WaterTags: Conservation, Soil And Water Conservation District
PESCANDO EN FLORIDA
November 29, 2022
La comunidad hispano hablante de la Florida representa cerca del 26.8% de la población, con alrededor de 5.8 millones de hispanos/Latinos en el estado en 2021. Segun la Comisión de Conservación de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de la Florida (FWC ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Español
Antimicrobial resistance, a key component of One Health
November 25, 2022
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most urgent topics that needs to be addressed in the One Health field. At the end of anti-microbial awareness week 2022, I want to discuss how addressing this “wicked problem” requires a multi-pronged ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, WaterTags: Amr, Antimicrobial Resistance, Circular Health, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, One Health At UF
What should we know about shark attacks?
November 21, 2022
The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world and is home to a huge variety of marine life. This marine life includes more than 1,443 finfish species, 51 shark species, and 42 ray/skate species as well as many, many others. Some ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, WaterTags: Shark, Shark Attack
Sorting scallops: A cooperative approach to fisheries management.
November 21, 2022
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is the agency responsible for evaluating the status of scallop populations in Florida's Gulf of Mexico waters. FWC uses pre-season counts to estimate the size of the harvestable population. ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, WaterAre You Looking for a Way to get Financial Assistance on Your Farm or Forestry Operation?
November 21, 2022
Introduction to financial assistance program for all farm and forestry operations will be Offered Dec 13th, 2022 at the NFREC-SV for Suwannee all surrounding counties Financial Assistance Expo flyer Who do farm and forestry producers go ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , WaterTags: Agriculture, Conservation Farming, Farm, Farm Equipment, Farm Management, Finance, Money, NFREC Suwannee Valley, Row Crops, Small Farms, Suwannee County Agriculture, Suwannee County Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County
Winter Landscape Fertilization
November 18, 2022
For plants to be healthy and grow they must use sunlight to produce foods from carbon dioxide and water. This process called photosynthesis involves the plant drawing up water from roots, and leaves taking in CO2 from the air and trapping ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Fertilization, Fertilizer, Landscape, Landscape Management, ProHort, SW ProHort, Winter Lawn Care
Catch a Tagged Snook?
November 18, 2022
The University of Florida and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released 30 tagged snook in Pasco and Hernando counties. Each fish has an internal acoustic tag that communicates its unique ID onto a receiver and an external ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, WildlifeTags: Florida Sea Grant, Snook, UFIFAS Tropical Aquaculture Lab
Florida Land Steward Update, November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022
2023 FLORIDA LAND STEWARD WALL CALENDARS ARE HERE! Request your copy of the 2023 Florida Land Steward wall calendar! An annual land stewardship tradition, the Florida Land Steward calendar features beautiful photography, habitat management ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Awards, Conservation Easements, Family Forest, Forest, Forest Management, Forestry, Timber, Tree Farm, Wildlife, Women