FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Citrus growers from several of Florida’s production regions joined researchers recently for a field day inside 14-foot high screenhouses that protect fruit trees from an invasive insect. The insect is the Asian citrus psyllid, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture,
Interested in learning more about industrial hemp production in Florida? On Monday, January 11 the UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Program launched a virtual workshop aimed at updating Floridians on the latest industrial hemp research conducted across ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Help I Got Pesticide In My Eye! First, don’t panic! Although no one ever thinks it could happen to them, it is possible to get pesticides into your eyes. When it comes to pesticide exposure, there are few that can cause concern more than ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Food Safety, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Photo credit: iStock.com/Artist's Member Name/VLG By Anissa Zagonel A multi-region, multi-institution research and outreach team investigating the impact of COVID-19 on food and agricultural systems will host a free webinar those engaged in ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tallahassee, Fla. – Farmers and forest landowners in four Florida Panhandle counties can begin applying today for additional Hurricane Sally assistance through the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Enrollment for the Emergency Conservation ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS
If you have some kitchen skills and are looking for a way to make some money, a small-scale food business might pay off. Florida’s Cottage Food Law allows you to make certain foods in your home kitchen to sell without registering your kitchen ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Money Matters
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Ricardo A. Lesmes-Vesga aims to develop peach rootstocks specific to Florida’s different production regions. The findings will lead to new rootstocks for growers who harvest the fruit when the crops are the nation’s sole ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Florida citrus growers who face the most severe citrus disease in history notice how citrus trees under oak tree hammocks appear to tolerate the disease. Lukas Hallman believes oak trees may hold a compound that boosts the citrus trees’ ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture