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Category: Crops

UF/IFAS Scientists Generating Recipe for Growing Vanilla in South Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
November 27, 2019

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A tablespoon of vanilla goes a long way. As a key spice in baking, the intoxicating aromatic bean that reminds folks of delicious holiday desserts has a variety of uses throughout the year. As a bean, it is used to flavor ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alan Chambers, Crop Breeding, Genome, Plant Molecular And Cellular Biology, Research, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, V. Planifolia, Vanilla, Vanilla At TREC

Carrots in the Suwannee Valley

by De Broughton
November 26, 2019

Are carrots grown in Florida? Carrots in the Suwannee Valley region (the North Central portion of the state) have become more popular over the years. Around 4,000 acres were planted and harvested in the area this year and the crop has the potential ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Carrots, Cover Crops, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Suwannee Valley Agriculture

Tall Ironweed – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Tall Ironweed - Weed of the Week Tall Ironweed is a very unpalatable plant for livestock, and because of the lack of competition it can quickly spread throughout a pasture. Mowing can be an effective method of control, but if not done enough ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Herbicide, Ironweed, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Tall Ironweed, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Johnsongrass – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Johnsongrass - Weed of the Week Johnsongrass is a perennial grass with a creeping rhizome and grows in patches. It has an open panicle seedhead, and a prominent midrib in the leaf. Johnsongrass is usually found on the edges of fields, throughout ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Herbicide, Johnsongrass, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Hairy Indigo – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Hairy Indigo - Weed of the Week Hairy Indigo is a non-toxic legume common in pastures and row crops. As a legume, it can 'fix' or add nitrogen to the soil. Hairy Indigo is often confused with Creeping Indigo, which is toxic. However, Hairy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Hairy Indigo, Herbicide, Management, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Florida Pusley – Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Florida Pusley - Weed of the Week Florida Pusley is a troublesome weed that is found in both fields and pastures on a regular basis. It grows low to the ground and rarely infests fields with good grass or ground cover, but can quickly take ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Florida Pusley, Herbicide, NFLAG, Pasture Management, Pesticide, Pusley, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Brunswick Grass- Weed of the Week

by Jane Cant
November 26, 2019

Brunswick Grass- Weed of the Week Brunswick Grass, sometimes referred to as Brown Seeded Paspalum, is a growing issue in Bahai pastures and fields. It becomes unpalatable as it matures, and livestock will not graze it. Because of this, it ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Brunswick, Brunswick Grass, Herbicide, NFLAG, Pasture, Pesticide, Weed Management, Weed Of The Week

Agricultural and Biological Engineering Professor Named AAAS Fellow

by Raychel Rabon
November 26, 2019

UF/IFAS agricultural and biological engineering professor and Florida Climate Institute director Senthold Asseng has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as part of the Section of Agriculture, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agriculture, American Association For The Advancement Of Science, Award, Climate Change, Crop Modeling, Fellow, Food, Leadership, Renewable Resources, Senthold Asseng

University of Florida Graduate Student, Joseph Iboyi places 2nd in San Antonio American Society of Agronomy Meeting

by Lee Thrasher
November 21, 2019

Congratulations to Joseph Iboyi on winning 2nd place in the graduate student oral paper competition in the bioenergy systems section of the American Society of Agronomy meetings in San Antonio. Joseph won a $200 prize as part of the award. Other ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: West Florida Research And Education Center