UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Extension work has its roots both literally and figuratively in agricultural soil. As I’ve written in previous blogs, we are the outreach branch of our state’s land grant university. The land grant schools (UF, FAMU, Auburn, UGA, Clemson,… Read More
One Hundred Years of Agronomy & Plant Pathology Delivering Solutions in the Florida Panhandle by Ramdeo Seepaul & Sheeja George Communication between researchers, Extension agents, and farmers has evolved, from stacks of paper note messages stating problems in… Read More
By Tina McIntyre, MS, CEP, FCHP, Florida Friendly Landscaping Agent & Dr. Morgan Pinkerton, DPM, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Agent; University of Florida IFAS Extension Seminole County Don’t wait, get your copy of this great resource from… Read More
Animal sciences senior Dakota Teems spent the summer of 2021 working around the cluck, gaining real-world experience in the poultry industry while interning with Pilgrim’s, a subsidiary of JBS Foods located in Live Oak, Florida. Teems connected with… Read More
After 25 years, do you keep chasing a dream? Collier County Farm Bureau President Matt Stephenson-Smith does. Stephenson-Smith entered the University of Florida as a 24-year-old transfer in 1994. Decades later, he found himself still taking undergraduate courses,… Read More
FORT PIERCE, Fla.—More than 50 citrus growers and researchers attended a field day to view 154 new citrus scion-rootstock combinations—some of which will result in the production of market-ready fruit from trees that tolerate the most serious citrus… Read More
Nandina (Nandina domestica) Nandina, or heavenly bamboo, started in the landscape and now appears throughout some of our natural areas. This evergreen shrub grows upright and produces bright red berry clusters, similar to Coral Ardisia. It reaches heights… Read More
Florida’s climate makes a cozy environment for a variety of plant species. The downside is that invasive and potentially destructive species often try to call Florida home, too. A new guide developed by UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County outlines… Read More
Mimosa Silk Tree (Albizia julibrissin) I’ll be the first to admit – this is a beautiful tree. Unfortunately, it is highly invasive. You can easily see this tree sprinkled throughout the landscape because of its beautiful flowers and… Read More
By Christine Kelly-Begazo, Indian River County Agricultural Extension Agent III, The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual jar collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. Unopened… Read More
