Category: Agribusiness
Technical and Financial Assistance Available for Producers to Implement Agriculture Best Management Practices (BMPs) in Central Florida
June 24, 2021
Producers have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) that maintain or improve water quality, quantity, and soil conditions on their farms for many years. For the purposes of the Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, WaterTags: Ag BMP, Agriculture, Best Management Practices, Cost Share, Water, Water Quality, Water Quantity
FRE professor and grad student’s case study published in AETR journal
June 10, 2021
With low milk prices, industry consolidation, and declining consumer demand, what would you do as CEO of your struggling, family farm? The case study, "the Future of Four Creeks Farm: Scale-Up, Diversify, or Exit" challenges students to make ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agricultural Economics, Case Study, Food And Resource Economics, Graduate, Teaching Resources, UF-IFAS
Growing Vegetables in Greenhouses and High Tunnels
May 20, 2021
Protected vegetable production increases Production of vegetables in greenhouses and high tunnels is on the rise. In the United States, the acreage of vegetables and herbs grown under protection increased 82% between 2007 and 2017. The number ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Cflandscapes, Greenhouse Production, Hwooten, Hydroponics, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Small Farms
Hurricane Preparedeness for Citrus Groves
May 18, 2021
Its that time of year again. Hurricane Season, and with it comes lots of wind and rain. Sometimes too much wind and rain. It is important to be prepared for whatever mother nature throws your way. Especially when you have citrus groves. Hurricane ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Work & LifeTags: Citrus, Citrus Grove, Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Recovery, Florida, Hurricane, Planning, Preparing, Storms, Tropical Storm, Weather
Graduate student sees the future of worldwide crop production in new variety cultivars
April 30, 2021
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Martin Zapien scans long rows of tree canopies each morning and thinks about how the future of food production will advance with new citrus cultivars. All of the more than 5,000 trees in the 20-acre active UF/IFAS citrus ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture