As many people prepare to purchase poultry for the spring, health of the flock is important from the start. Making sure that you are properly zoned in your county for poultry ownership is step #1. Finding out later that your poultry will have ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock
Technology advances have enabled the development and implementation of remote sensing technologies for plant, weed, pest, and disease identification and management. This provides an opportunity to develop intelligent agricultural systems ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Local farming and home gardening is never more relevant than in times of emergency when food supply and distribution have the potential to become unstable. Those stuck at home can make the most of it and grow a great spring garden. Tropical ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Fruits & Vegetables,
Many workplaces, schools, and social venues have been shut down. One thing remains: Everyone still needs to eat. It’s more critical than ever to keep domestic farming, ranching and associated food processing, packing, and distribution up and ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Food Safety,
Jay Capasso, UF IFAS Columbia County Extension, Zane Grabau, Entolomology and Nematology Department Nematodes are generally microscopic worms who live in the soil or plants of our crop fields. Although there are beneficial nematodes that ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
By BJ Jarvis A great way to break up the monotony if you are stuck at home is to grow some delicious and nutrition vegetables. Spring is the perfect time to start some relatively easy vegetables that thrive in our warm/hot days and pleasant ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
A new business supplying animal feeds to rural Niger is helping to overcome vast distances and other hurdles that constrain the productivity and incomes of goat and sheep farmers. Though 90 percent of the rural population in Niger owns ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Livestock
A virus needs a host to live. With the coronavirus, the primary means of transmitting the virus is person-to-person, meaning an infected person sneezes or coughs and the droplets enter another person. That is why public health officials are ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life