Last Friday, February 2nd, 2018, leaders from the Central Florida community came together for an all day tour of the Central Florida Food System. This was the first tour of this kind, exploring all aspects of food, from the farm to the table. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
South Prong Plantation is located at the headwaters of the South Prong of the St. Mary’s River in Baker County. Doug Moore, South Prong owner and manager, purchased this timberland in 2002 because it was close to his farm in Duval County, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Farm Management, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Wildlife
They both need to get plump? Actually, the correct answer is Clay Ranch, LLC in Florahome (Putnam County, Florida). Diversification is an essential element to succeed in the agribusiness world today. Chance Clay is a young generation farmer ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock
In response to declining net farm income, many farmers are being advised to engage in "value added activities" to survive. However, considering a new enterprise in your business comes with risks and time must be spent assessing and planning ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Natural Resources
Take a "Behind-the-Scenes" Tour of Collier County's Agricultural Operations On Wednesday, March 21st 2018 the Collier County UF/IFAS Extension presents an all-day bus tour highlighting the vibrant agriculture of the region. This year the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources
I visited an organic strawberry grower the other day who was worried about a rapidly expanding disease in part of her field containing the Camarosa variety. The symptoms were what you see before you: leaf spots constrained within the leaf ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
There are several markets for cattle, however, one approach is to take them to a stockyard and auction them off for the “going rate.” It is difficult to define the “going rate” since that depends on the several variables including the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock
The UF/IFAS Hamilton County Extension Office will be hosting a peanut production meeting for interested peanut producers from Hamilton and surrounding counties on February 26, 2018 at the Extension Office in Jasper, Florida. This year the meeting ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
This morning, Yakima Chief – Hopunion announced that Alpha Analytics, a popular hop testing company, will no longer be accepting samples from outside producers. This is a setback to the burgeoning Florida hops industry and the brewers who ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture