Category: Agribusiness

Cold Protection of Florida Citrus: Microsprinkler Irrigation

by cbolson
January 25, 2018

Millions of boxes of fruit and thousands of acres of citrus trees have been lost in freezes and frosts. More than nearly any other factor, freezes have caused some of the most dramatic changes in fruit supply, availability, and price. Thus, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
Tags: Citrus, Cold, Cold Protection, Freeze, Grove, Protection

National Peanut Butter Day: How Will You Celebrate?

by J. Johnson
January 24, 2018

January 24th is National Peanut Butter Day. Unless you have a peanut allergy, you are one of the millions of Americans who like to indulge in some peanut butter quite often. Creamy or chunky, with chocolate or with jelly, peanut butter has ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Jelly, National, Pb&j, Peanut, Peanut Butter

AgSaves Workshop: Preparing for Later Life Farming

by Julianne Shoup
January 23, 2018

What Will Happen to the Family Farm? The question of what happens to the family farm is often riddled with many emotional opinions. So much so, that families may not communicate effectively about their wishes or plans. Many life events ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Home Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life

UF/IFAS researcher: experimental crop bed design survived Hurricane Irma

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 22, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While producers and growers across Florida lost some, if not all, of their crops due to Hurricane Irma, a University of Florida researcher saw his experimental bedding survive the storm. “We were testing for flooding, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Geometric Bedding, IFAS, News, Raised Bedding, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

Lafayette Hosts 2018 Tobacco Production Meeting

by J. Johnson
January 22, 2018

No matter ones feelings on tobacco, its production has a long history in the Suwannee Valley Area. Since the 1920's, this area has consistently produced some of the highest yielding and finest quality tobacco in the world. Although planted ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Crops, Extension, Growers, Lafayette, Quality, Tobacco, Tobacco Growers

3rd Annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference

by Liz Felter
January 22, 2018

The UF/IFAS Dept. of Food & Resource Economics is hosting the 3rd Annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference at the UF/IFAS MREC, Apopka, FL, on February 21st from 9 am – 4 pm. You’ll be able to network with researchers, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
Tags: Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Conference, Economics, Marketing

First root biologist joins UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center

by Brad Buck
January 19, 2018

An inventive fruit tree researcher has joined the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center. Lorenzo Rossi is the center’s first-ever root biology professor and will support the university’s statewide Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research

Calving Season Amidst the Cold Weather

by Wendy Mussoline
January 17, 2018

It’s that time of the year when our ranchers are blessed with lots of baby hooves hitting the ground. When you pass by, you can usually catch a glimpse of a newborn calf standing beside its mother. In typical cow-calf operations, desirable ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef, Cattle, Cow-calf

Fresh Access Bucks: Farmers Markets and SNAP Unite

by J. Johnson
January 11, 2018

Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers' approach to addressing food access, affordability and nutrition education is unique in that it works with the full food system from producer to consumer. With almost five years of experience ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: EBT, Farmer's Market, Fruits, Health, Nutriton, SNAP, Vegetables

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