LIVESTOCK EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION FOR AGRICULTURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (LECALE) Stice, B., UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, Bartow, FL; Easterly, R., UF/IFAS Agricultural Education and Communication, Gainesville, FL; Hersom, M., UF/IFAS Animal ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, LivestockExtending Education into Food Deserts: Extension Goes Mobile with Vegetable Gardening Lisa Hickey, University of Florida IFAS, Manatee County Extension Urban Horticulture Agent Situation: When the Urban Horticulture Program noticed low ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HorticultureAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GRAZING COOL-SEASON ANNUAL FORAGES Prevatt, UF/IFAS Extension, Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL Situation: Producers throughout Florida feed hay and other stored feedstuffs during the fall, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, LivestockDEMONSTRATING WATER SAVINGS IN POTATO PRODUCTION C.Snodgrass, UF/IFAS Extension, Manatee County, Palmetto, FL and G.Liu, UF/IFAS, Dept. of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL. Situation: Florida grows 36,600 acres of potatoes annually. ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management~A look at National Estuary Programs on Florida's Gulf Coast and 5 things we can do to protect them If you live in Florida, chances are you have a water story. Whether it involves childhood memories of a day at the beach, water skiing on ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Turf, WaterIt's Florida Water Bill Day! A new water law becomes effective in Florida today, July 1, 2016. Most famously known as the "Water Bill," this Florida legislation was 2 years in the making and has a little something for everyone, from Florida ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, Turf, Water
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam has said that in a state as diverse as Florida, water is the closest thing we have to a shared identity. I've been travelling up and down Florida's Gulf Coast the last two months learning about ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterThose purple pipes that carry reclaimed water to sprinkler systems all over Florida have just become famous. Recognizing that "Florida's environment, economy, and quality of life depend on a clean and reliable supply of water," Governor ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterWADING POOL HYDROPONIC GARDEN E.Thralls, UF/IFAS Extension, Orange County, Orlando, FL. Situation: Florida Ag in the Classroom office requested a garden themed workshop for school teachers throughout the state in 2015 at the Mid Florida ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
4-H TRI-COUNTY POTATO PROJECT: TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE P. Fletcher, UF/IFAS Extension Putnam County, East Palatka, FL; A. Hedstrom, UF/IFAS Extension Flagler County, Bunnell, FL; M. Hunter, UF/IFAS Extension Flagler County, Bunnell, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Crops, Money Matters