Category: Agribusiness
What You Need to Know to Get Started in Aquaponics
July 31, 2014
By Holly Abeels, Sea Grant Agent Aquaponics is a fast growing segment of aquaculture. It is a sustainable food production system that combines conventional aquaculture, the raising of aquatic animals such as food fish or aquarium fish, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, CropsTags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Aquaponics, Small Farms
Speaker Louise Divine talks about Online Farmers Markets
July 31, 2014
The internet has changed the way of communication and how people do business. It has brought new possibilities to the traditional agricultural industry. Louise Divine, owner of Turkey Hill Farm, and Katie Harris, Full Earth Farm are Executive ... READ MORE
Category: AgribusinessU.S.-Canada Greenhouse Certification Program (GCP) proposed changes meeting
July 21, 2014
Please join the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) for one informational meeting on the proposed changes to the U.S.-Canada Greenhouse Certification Program (GCP). The meeting will be held ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, CropsTags: APHIS, Certification, Greenhouse, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension
Florida State Horticultural Society from June 1-3 at Clearwater Beach!
May 27, 2014 Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Annual Meeting, FSHS, Horticultural Society Meeting
Sarasota Grown Label Launches
May 8, 2014
Research shows that consumers' uncertainty about whether a product was actually grown locally can be a significant limiting factor when they choose produce.The new Sarasota Grown local food label is a voluntary program that supports self‐certification ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Health & NutritionTags: Aphillips, Local Food
UF/IFAS Extension 2014 Beekeeping in the Panhandle Short Course
February 14, 2014
The UF/IFAS Panhandle Agriculture Extension Team is please to offer a Beekeeping Short-Course In February and March, 2014. These Classes will be offered via interactive video conferencing at Extension Offices across the Panhandle. Please call ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension29th Annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference & Trade Show
February 6, 2014
2014 Focus: Celebrating 100 years of Extension by Preparing Cattle Ranchers for the Next Century 14 Beef Conference Flyer READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, LivestockEconomic Diversification: Models & Strategies for Florida’s Rural Communities
February 5, 2014
Rural communities are often dependent on one or a limited few industries or institutions for the majority of their jobs. Layoffs due to hard times or other corporate decisions can have a crippling effect on area residents and locales. Local ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm ManagementTags: Agriculture, Communities, Economic Development, Economic Diversification, Florida, Rural, Tourism