Category: Crops

Students hand picking blueberries at the Horticultural Teaching Gardens during the Spring Festival.

Key Considerations for Achieving Gardening Goals

by Hannah Eason
April 21, 2020

This gardening guide will help you to achieve your gardening goals! Determine your goals as a grower Feed yourself or family? Feed others? Make money and grow business? Businesses should consult the Florida Direct Marketing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Garden, Growing System, Home Garden, Homegrown, Hwooten, Hydroponics, Start Garden, Urban Ag, Vegetable

Envisioning The New Normal From A Plant Quarantine Perspective

by nsamuel
April 17, 2020

Currently most of the world is focused on Covid-19, and rightly so. We’ve watched the spread of the virus from one country to another and see the destruction it is leaving behind with the loss of tens of thousands of lives; upheaval of national ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Diseases, Fruits, Insects, Invasive Species, Quarantine, Travel, Vegetables
partially submerged alligator with green plant matter on its head and body

Container Gardening with Kids

by Shawn Jackson
April 14, 2020

When trying to find the perfect outdoor activity for children, consider container gardening. There are many benefits to kids gardening from the educational to the physical benefits. But one of the best things is your kids will love it! It takes ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Container Gardening, Fruits, Gardening, Herbs, Kids, Nutrition, Plants, Raised Bed, Vegetables, Youth
tomato flowers on vine

Research examines efficient use of nitrogen fertilizer for tomatoes

by Mike Loizzo
April 10, 2020

The efficient use of fertilizer is a concern to those in and outside of agricultural production. Too much, or application at the wrong time, wastes resources for producers and can pose a risk to the environment. Researchers in the UF/IFAS Soil ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fertilizer, Laura Jalpa, Rao Mylavarapu, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Tomato
Plants on display for sale at the Gardening Friends of the Big Bend plant sale.

UF/IFAS Extension helps get food directly from farmers to customers during pandemic

by Brad Buck
April 9, 2020

As the novel coronavirus disrupts the usual methods to deliver food from farms to consumers, UF/IFAS Extension agents are helping connect growers with customers. Two such specialists are Sarah Bostick, an agriculture agent with UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Community Supported Agriculture, Covid-19, Customers, Farmers, Transition Sarasota, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Roadside market produce. UF/IFAS Photo by Cat Wofford. File 029601

Creating a directory to sell directly to FL consumers during COVID-19 outbreak

by Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, DPM
April 7, 2020

Many of the traditional markets for the distribution of goods to consumers have been disrupted during the COVID-19 outbreak. It would be ideal to have a way to connect the consumers and the producers so we can all help each other during this ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Alachua, Covid-19, FarmingAlachua, Horticulture, Local, UF/IFAS Extension

Outlets for Local Produce

by Yvette Goodiel
April 7, 2020

During the pandemic, many of our local producers have had difficulty finding outlets to sell their produce, while distributors, institutional buyers, food banks, and others may need produce. Listed below are opportunities that may be of help ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Martin County, Produce, UF/IFAS Extension

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