Water Wednesday Recap – Water Gone Virtual

Do you know how much water you use on a daily basis? Have you heard of virtual water? Did you know that water is used to create nearly every product out there, including our food?… Read More
by Yilin
Posted: August 24, 2020
Do you know how much water you use on a daily basis? Have you heard of virtual water? Did you know that water is used to create nearly every product out there, including our food?… Read More
by Yilin
Posted: July 20, 2020
Have you heard of FAWN? What is FAWN? FAWN is Florida Automated Weather Network. It is a University of Florida-operated service aiding agricultural decision-makers statewide since 1997. Last Water Wednesday, we invited the Project Manager… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Water
Tags: FAWN, Florida Automated Weather Station, irrigation, Rainfall, water conservation, Water Wednesday, Yilin Zhuang
by nsamuel
Posted: April 17, 2020
Currently most of the world is focused on Covid-19, and rightly so. We’ve watched the spread of the virus from one country to another and see the destruction it is leaving behind with the loss… Read More
Posted: March 23, 2020
As many people prepare to purchase poultry for the spring, health of the flock is important from the start. Making sure that you are properly zoned in your county for poultry ownership is step #1. … Read More
by Matt Smith
Posted: November 8, 2019
Fall arrived late to Central Florida this year, but strawberry powdery mildew season is right on time. While powdery mildew season tends to run from November to March, November to December tend to be prime… Read More
by Matt Smith
Posted: February 6, 2018
I visited an organic strawberry grower the other day who was worried about a rapidly expanding disease in part of her field containing the Camarosa variety. The symptoms were what you see before you: leaf… Read More
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: disease, disease testing, integrated pest management, ipm, strawberries, strawberry
by Matt Smith
Posted: February 5, 2018
Hot air rises and cool air falls. Its kind of remarkable how much our lives as we know it depend on this, as this property of physics is one reason we have weather at… Read More
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: cold protection, freeze protection, temperature, weather, winter
by Matt Smith
Posted: February 5, 2018
This morning, Yakima Chief – Hopunion announced that Alpha Analytics, a popular hop testing company, will no longer be accepting samples from outside producers. This is a setback to the burgeoning Florida hops industry and… Read More
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: beer, florida hops, hops, testing
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