Pecans have long been an important and high-value agricultural crop, and that hasn’t changed as we progress through the 21st century. Pecans are native to the USA and Mexico, with their natural habitat being riverbanks and floodplains west ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
BEEKEEPING IN THE PANHANDLE 9th Annual Conference Friday & Saturday, May6th and 7th Chipley, Florida Click HERE to Register Online Click Here To Download PDF Flyer The Beekeeping in the Panhandle Working Group is proud to offer ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HorticultureREGISTER HERE: on Eventbrite The University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Beekeeping in the Panhandle Working Group has once again teamed up to offer Beekeeping in the Panhandle Conference as an online webinar Friday, April 17th ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in ... READ MORE
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Core Training & Exam November 25, 2019 7:45 am – 11:00 am Cost $10.00 3 Ceus in either chapter 482 or 487 CORE Right of Way Training & Exam November 25th 2019 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm Cost $10.00 Total 4 Ceus in: RIGHT-OF-WAY PEST ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf
The last year has been wet and stormy and the trend continues as we leave winter behind for spring. Fruit growers may be searching for a variety tolerant of excessive moisture, that will grow well in our waterlogged soils? Well, look no ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture
As Hurricane Michael was barreling through the Panhandle region, wasp populations were at their highest of the year. Winds and flooding destroyed many of the nests of paper wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets and now wasps may be aggressive ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
By, Les Harrison Sassafras Albidum Sassafras albidum is a deciduous native with a long history of multiple uses in panhandle Florida and far beyond. Leaves of this tree have turned up in the fossil record from eons ago. Sassafras has many ... READ MORE
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In 2014, a new law took effect requiring all commercial fertilizer applicators (for hire) to have a license. This law was passed in 2009. A requirement that must be completed to obtain this license is to successfully complete a Green Industries ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & DiseaseA stand of purple flowers called “False Dragon-Heads (Physostegia spp.) growing along the St. Marks River. They are behind a stand of pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) that has not yet bloomed. Photo by Judy Biss This is the time of ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture