Category: Agriculture

Sea turtles and tumors: Our researcher, Costanza Manes tells you everything about it here

by One Health Center of Excellence

May 24, 2022

I am very pleased to write this blog post as it feels like a coronation, but also as a follow-up to a previous one. If you have followed our blog, you might remember a post, back from September 30th, 2019, titled "How Sea Turtles Sparked ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
Tags: Climate Change, IFAS One Health, One Health, Sea Turtles

This Hurricane Season, Be Prepared for Anything

by Andra Johnson

May 23, 2022

The 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season begins June 1. Are you ready? Maybe you think you’re ready—you’ve got some bottled water and canned goods to last a few days. Maybe you plan to get those things, just as soon as you hear the next hurricane ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Hurricane Season

Fatal Palm Disease Discovered in Franklin County

by Erik Lovestrand

May 23, 2022

The pathogen that causes Lethal Bronzing Disease was recently identified in a palm tree tissue sample sent by the Franklin County Extension office to the University of Florida’s Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie. Formerly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture,
Tags: Apalachicola, Florida, Florida Panhandle, LBD, Lethal Bronzing Disease, Palm Tree, Palm Tree Disease

Red Meat Consumption – New Recommendations

by Jessica Czipulis

May 23, 2022

By Dr. Raluca Mateescu, Professor We all heard from our public health officials to limit consumption of red meat because of concerns that these foods are linked to heart disease, cancer and other illnesses. The Annals of Internal Medicine ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Beef, Beef Cattle, Health, Meat Science, Nutrition, Research

Wakulla County Extension Welcomes Summer Intern Johanna Walker

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

May 22, 2022

This summer, University of Florida student Johanna Walker will be working in Wakulla County as a paid summer intern with the 4-H program. About the Internship Program UF/IFAS Extension Summer Internship Program focuses on integrating College ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible Landscape, Environmental Sciences, Permaculture, Wakulla Springs

World Bee Day

by Julio Perez

May 20, 2022

When you read the word “bee,” what comes to mind? Is it an image of a honeybee? If so, you are in the company of most people. Not many would argue the sweet benefits of this insect. However, for me, I picture the clumsy, round bumblebee. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Beekeepers, Bumble Bee, Honeybee, World Bee Day

New chair: Vijaya Gopal Kakani to lead UF agronomy

by Kirsten Romaguera

May 19, 2022

Vijaya Gopal Kakani joins the University of Florida as professor and chair of the UF/IFAS agronomy department. He starts July 6. As the new chair, Kakani will lead the department in its goal to improve and sustain food production while conserving ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agronomy, Chair, News

Incredible Edible Landscaping

by David Austin

May 19, 2022

Food for the taking Have you ever eaten a pine tree? Many parts are edible. Those supposedly were the famous words of world-renowned food forager, Euell Gibbons, on a grape-nuts commercial in the ’70s. Not many of us would be interested in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Classes, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteers, UF IFAS Extension, Vegetable

Increased political support for One Health

by One Health Center of Excellence

May 19, 2022

The last two years have seen political transformations in One Health. These political commitments at different levels, along with the evidence of the interconnections between humans, plants, animals, and the environment that the pandemic has ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Europe, IFAS One Health, Infectious Diseases, One Health

Microirrigation for Vegetable Gardens

by Tia Silvasy

May 18, 2022

Microirrigation is an efficient way to water vegetable gardens and conserve our precious water supply. This goes along with Florida-Friendly Landscaping principle #2, Water Efficiently. Microirrigation is defined as a low volume, low flow ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Conservation, Fruit Tree, Irrigation, Microirrigation, Orange County, Resources, Spray, Vegetable, Water

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