Did you know that the first pollinators were beetles? Shifting the perspective from butterflies to beetles, this blog will focus on beetles as pollinators. Beetles are known to be the first pollinators, dating back to the early cretaceous period ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
“The very fact that we’re growing blueberries at all is because of UF/IFAS. If we didn’t have those varieties, we wouldn’t be growing blueberries commercially. The breeding program is really what turned blueberries into an important ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
The Grape That Loves a Southern Summer Late summer in the Panhandle has a flavor, and for a lot of us it tastes like muscadines. If you grew up here, one bite can send you straight back to a hot afternoon spent picking grapes off a backyard ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
About this series This month’s Wildlife Watch installment spotlights the nine-banded armadillo. As residential and commercial development expands across Florida, wildlife is adapting to live closer to people and, in some cases, faces ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
When you think of pollinators, what comes to mind? Many immediately think bees, however, bees are not the only insect pollinators out there! While bees are very important and necessary to our ecosystems, butterflies, beetles, and flies are ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
A new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) study looked at how multiple varieties of pineapple tolerated different levels of salinity. Lukas Hallman, postdoctoral research associate at the UF/IFAS Indian ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
As Florida Master Gardeners, we know summer gardening isn't for the faint of heart. We carefully watch our plants for signs of heat stress, adjust our watering schedules, and look for ways to help our gardens survive another hot, humid day. But ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Rainfall June 2026 brought significant rainfall to the Panhandle north of Interstate 10, but much of Florida remained drier than normal. The map above to the left shows the estimated rainfall totals for June 2026, ranging from 1-2" in orange, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Authored by: Don Shurley, UGA Professor Emeritus of Cotton Economics The latest USDA numbers could help to add some support to the market. No promises and the outlook uncertain, but the current numbers could be viewed as encouraging. First ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops
Four farm assistance programs have deadlines in August 2026: Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP) Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program New base acre allocations for Agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops