Category: Agriculture

Master Gardener volunteer planting. Photo taken 05-15-23.

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Agricultural Education and Communication (Mar.–Apr. 2026)


May 15, 2026

Utilizing a Four Frame Approach to Provide Best Practices in FFA Programs Savannah J. Scott, Matthew Sowcik, and Debra M. Barry. The National FFA Organization was started nearly a century ago by a group of young farmers to prepare future generations ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Competencias Interculturales, Demonstration Gardens, Facilitation, FFA, Interpretive Signage, Leadership
Elevated tractor spraying a corn field. Photo taken 05-20-21.

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Agricultural and Biological Engineering (Mar.–Apr. 2026)


May 14, 2026

Agricultural and Environmental Implications of Information-Driven Irrigation Scheduling: Insights from a Field-Scale Study with a Gravelly Loam Soil in South Florida Young Gu Her, Sandra Guzmán, Ashley Smyth, Laura Vasquez, Qingren Wang, and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Agricultural Sustainability, Irrigation, Soil Moisture Sensors, South Florida
Person holding freshly harvested clams.

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (Mar.–Apr. 2026)


May 1, 2026

A Comparison Between the Northern Hard Clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) and Southern Hard Clam (Mercenaria campechiensis) for Restoration in Florida By Catherine Kaylor, Laura Reynolds, Shirley Baker, Angela Collins, Leslie Sturmer, and Ashley ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Ask IFAS, Clam, EDIS, Field Corn, Living Shorelines, Nutrient Management, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
Extension faculty observes branches on a blueberry bush.

What’s New on Ask IFAS: Horticultural Sciences (Mar.–Apr. 2026)


May 1, 2026

Jaboticaba: A Unique Fruit Tree for Florida Home Gardeners By Ajay Das and Jianjun Chen Jaboticaba (Plinia cauliflora) is a slow-growing, ornamental fruit tree suited to Florida’s climate (Zones 9a–11). It thrives in acidic, consistently ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Ask IFAS, Blackberry, Blueberry, EDIS, Fruit, Home Garden Crops, Horticultural Sciences Department, Landscape Trees
Sunset over a stand of cypress trees in Everglades National Park near Homestead, Florida. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones

Asian Vegetables Grown in Florida


April 20, 2026

As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month comes to a close, let’s spotlight some Asian vegetables Florida growers produce. The below fun facts are from the Asian Vegetables Emerging in Florida series, published by the UF/IFAS Horticultural ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Asian Vegetables Emerging In Florida, Bitter Melon, Bok Choy, Choy Sum, Guodong Liu, Horticultural Sciences Department, Long Bean, Long Squash, Luffa, Tong Hao
Blueberry Field

Memories of Muffins: A Reverie for National Berries Month


April 20, 2026

Growing up, every July my family would take a long road trip to visit family. One activity we always did together was go blueberry picking with my grandpa at a U-pick farm a short drive from his house. Everyone would fill a bucket—though we ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Blueberry, Blueberry Products, Horticultural Sciences Department, J. W. Olmstead, J.G. Williamson, Muffins, National Berries Month, P. M. Lyrene, Recipes
Images of (left) mushrooms growing from a plastic bag of substrate and (right) the harvested mushrooms being weighed on a scale.

A Shortcut to the Mushrooms


April 20, 2026

Are you looking for a fun DIY project to start as the winter winds down? Do you like cooking or eating mushrooms? Then have I got an Ask IFAS article for you! Oyster Mushrooms In “D.I.Y. Funguide: Grow Your Own Oyster Mushrooms at Home,” ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Arthur C. Grupe II, Chih-Ming Hsu, DIY, Gregory Bonito, Hui-Ling Liao, James M. Stephens, Khalid Hameed, Matthew E. Smit, Mushrooms, Oyster Mushrooms, Pecan Truffles, Timothy Brenneman, Van T. Cotter

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