Category: Agribusiness

6th Annual Beekeeper’s Workshop & Tradeshow

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 7, 2017

Beekeepers Workshop & Trade Show April 21st & 22nd The University of Florida IFAS Extension and the Beekeeping in the Panhandle Working Group has once again teamed up to offer the 6th Annual Beekeeper’s Workshop & Tradeshow on ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family And Consumer Sciences, Farming, Food, General Information, Growing, Horticulture, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Plants, Trees, UF-IFAS, Vegetables, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Workshop Offered In Live Oak Florida: Starting A Successful Hydroponic Business

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 7, 2017

The UF/IFAS Suwanne Valley Agricultural Extension Center in Live Oak, Florida is offering a workshop March 13 &14, 2017 or March 17 & 18, 2017. The topic of the workshop led by UF/IFAS Small Farms Academy is "Starting A Successful ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension

Consumer Surveys: The Basics

by Angela Colonna
February 21, 2017

After I walked away with a heirloom tomato plant called Mr. Stripey and $27 cash, my original perception of consumers survey shifted. In the past, I strayed away from participation in consumer surveys for a small cash reward because it seemed ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS Research

Florida Ag Expo Promotes Alternative Crops for Florida Growers

by ccooley
November 15, 2016

Blackberries, hops, pomegranates and more were highlighted at our recent Florida Ag Expo with a focus on providing alternative crops for central Florida growers. With the citrus greening issues nearly devastating Florida's top crop in recent ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Attention, Attention, Attention – Read all about it – Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is changing!

by mglenn7
October 31, 2016

Posted by Martha Glenn, Ornamental Horticulture Agent In 1992 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) implemented Agricultural Worker Protection Standards (WPS). These federal regulations are designed to reduce the risk of pesticide poisoning ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Worker Protection

Economic Impact of Farmers Markets in a Metropolitan Area

by Samantha Kennedy
October 28, 2016

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FARMERS’ MARKETS IN A METROPOLITAN AREA Madhosingh-Hector, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Largo, FL and H. Landis, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Largo, FL. Situation: Farmers’ markets are often valued ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Madhosingh-Hector, Pinellas County, South Central, Symposium

Measuring Value in Your Local Foodshed

by Samantha Kennedy
October 28, 2016

MEASURING VALUE IN YOUR LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM: FARMERS MARKETS R.A. Kluson, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, Sarasota, FL Situation: Farmers markets are growing in number across the country and Florida, including Sarasota ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Kluson, Sarasota County, South Central, Symposium

Green & Growing Field Day

by Samantha Kennedy
October 28, 2016

EXPLORING CAREERS IN AGRICULTURE THROUGH YOUTH FIELD DAY Martha Glenn, Crystal Snodgrass, Diana L. Smith, Palmetto UF, Nathan Boyd, Zhanao Deng, Hugh Smith, Vance Whitaker, J. Mangandi, Gary Vallad, Balm UF. Manatee County has over 313,000 ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Camp, Events
Tags: Glenn, Manatee County, South Central, Symposium

An Economic Analysis of Grazing Cool-Season Annual Forages

by Samantha Kennedy
October 28, 2016

AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF GRAZING COOL-SEASON ANNUAL FORAGES Prevatt, UF/IFAS Extension, Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Ona, FL Situation: Producers throughout Florida feed hay and other stored feedstuffs during the fall, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Prevatt, South Central, Symposium

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, UF/IFAS Extension faculty step up as ‘second responders’

by Samantha Murray
October 11, 2016

Above: Ed Skvarch, director of UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County (left), Garima Kakkar, fruit crop agent with UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie and Indian River Counties (right), and Christine Kelly-Begazo, director of UF/IFAS Extension Indian River ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Barbara Hughes, Bonnie Wells, Christine Kelly-Begazo, Dennis Mudge, Ed Skvarch, Featured Hot Topic, Garima Kakkar, Hurricane Matthew, Linda Seals, Sharon Treen

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