Attention all watermelon growers, commercial producers to backyard gardeners. As melons ripen and harvest season gets here don’t forget to enter a few of your biggest and best in the Big Melon Contest at the Panhandle Watermelon Festival. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
Each spring, landscape professionals and homeowners alike embark on the task of pruning palm trees. Unfortunately, most palms either don’t need pruning or are incorrectly pruned (often in the same landscapes by the same offenders that butcher ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES
Growing roses has never been easier. Since the Knock Out Rose® burst on the scene in the year 2000 and disrupted the entire nursery/landscape market, rose breeders and nurseries have focused on producing and selling easy to grow disease resistant ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES
Osteoporosis, often called a “silent disease,” affects millions of Americans and poses a significant public health challenge. Characterized by weakened bones and an increased risk of fractures, the condition frequently goes unnoticed until ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
As is the case every Spring, a great percentage of the calls I have received recently relate to managing pasture weeds with herbicides. There is a lot to consider when formulating a weed management plan. The subsequent sections of this post ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
As of the past weekend, the entirety of Calhoun County entered the USDA Drought Monitor designation of D4 – that’s government agency for “Exceptional Drought”. Obviously, we know it’s extremely dry. Farmers are delaying planting ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, Natural Resources, Water
Chronic stress has become an increasingly common part of modern life, and health experts warn that its long-term effects can be far more damaging than many realize. While short bursts of stress help the body respond to immediate challenges, ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
We are well into spring, and a wide variety of plants are showing off their colorful blooms. As lovely as most of the blooms are, some springtime colors are an unwelcome sight. Such is the case with the showy, white seedhead ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
It's spring. The hay barn is almost empty, it has finally rained (a little) and the pastures are green – I completely understand the allure of just opening the gate and moving on to something other than feeding cows. However, for the long-term ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
It’s probably no surprise that retirees are moving to Florida in large numbers every day. About 6.3 million Florida residents are over age 60. When counting only older adults, Florida is still one of the 30 most populated states. People are ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, WORK & LIFE