For the third year in a row, students in the geomatics program are partnering with a Florida family farm to promote agritourism. The Single R Ranch in Plant City is co-owned by Carson and Janet Futch, both UF graduates. Each fall, the family ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Dead trees may be unsightly and potentially hazardous but they provide important habitat for numerous wildlife. For landowners, dead wood is a commonly overlooked resource. Some management plans may only consider the species and age of live ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
The eastern mosquitofish is a common, native species of fish that is found as far north as New Jersey and as far west as Alabama. Here in Florida, the climate is suitable for mosquito population growth and year-round pest management efforts ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
When Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, the category 5 storm left in its wake years’ worth of losses to one of the area’s largest industries, timber. Per estimates from the Florida Forest Service, a division of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, EVENTS, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension
by Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Forest products contribute to a large and valuable industry for the state of Florida – altogether comprising the state’s largest agricultural commodity. This includes primary and secondary product ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Forests
Updated 03/15/20 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
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, EVENTS, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
by: Danielle Treadwell, Associate Professor, Horticultural Sciences; Jiagxiao Qiu, Assistant Professor, Ft. Lauderdale REC; Karla Shelnutt, Associate Professor, FYCS The Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR) was established ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
DAVIE, Fla. --- A lethal plant hopper species is slowly killing our Florida landscape of palm trees. Meanwhile, there are wood-decaying fungi causing several urban tree species to develop root and trunk rot affecting their stability. While ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
By Kim Scotto-Kelley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For the second year in a row, students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) geomatics program are partnering with a Florida family farm to promote agritourism. The Single ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida/IFAS earned two spots on this year’s Florida 500, Florida Trend Magazine’s second annual list of the state’s most influential business leaders. Among the 18 agricultural sector leaders the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS