Category: Agribusiness

EVENT: Collier County Agricultural Tour Wednesday, March 21st 2018

by Samantha Murray
February 6, 2018

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
Tags: Agriculture, Agritourism, Collier County, Culture, Event, Farms, Farmtour, Heritage, Jessica Ryals, SWFL

Organic Strawberries and Why Disease Testing Matters

by Matt Smith
February 6, 2018

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
Tags: Disease, Disease Testing, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Strawberries, Strawberry

Stock Market OFF Wall Street

by Wendy Mussoline
February 5, 2018

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
Tags: Bull, Cattle, Cow, Feeder, Heifer, Slaughter, Steer, Stockyard

2018 Hamilton County Peanut Production Meeting

by Samantha Murray
February 5, 2018

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
Tags: Peanut, Peanut Disease, Peanut Nematode, Pesticide Safety

Hops Testing Alternatives After Alpha Analytics Discontinues Services

by Samantha Murray
February 5, 2018

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
Tags: Beer, Florida Hops, Hops, Testing

Q and A: Understanding Florida’s Cottage Food Law

by Jennifer Hagen
February 2, 2018

What is a Cottage Food? A cottage food product is a non-potentially hazardous food product produced in an unlicensed home kitchen. A person who produces a cottage food product is a Cottage Food Operator. Does a Cottage Food Operator require ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: Business License, Business Tax Account, Cottage Food, Cottage Food Operator, Family And Consumer Sciences, Farmer's Market, Food Product, Home Business, Home Kitchen, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County

Question: How Do I Start a Food Business in Collier County?

by Jessica M. Ryals
January 30, 2018

Question: I'm an entrepreneur looking to start a food product related business in Collier County. But where do I start? How can I find information on business planning, product development and regulations? And what process do I need to go through ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Food Safety, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Business Development, Business Planning, Collier County, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Food Business, Food Systems, Jessica Ryals, Product Development, Product Marketing, Production, Sustainability

TPIE 2018 Wrap Up

by Angela Colonna
January 29, 2018

The MREC team recently attended the annual Tropical International Plant Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to talk with the industry and see what new tropical plants we can look forward to see in 2018 on store shelves and in garden centers. With ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS

Citrus Freeze Damage: Symptoms and Recovery

by Ken Gioeli
January 26, 2018

Citrus trees are evergreen, never become fully dormant and cannot withstand temperatures as low as those tolerated by deciduous trees. However, citrus trees can become preconditioned or acclimated to cool air temperatures that occur in late ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: Citrus, Cold, Cold Protection, Freeze, Freeze Damge, Recovery, Symptoms

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