Category: Crops
World Soil Day is December 5th. This is what you can do!
December 4, 2018
World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on December 5th to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. An international day to celebrate soil was recommended by the International ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Livestock, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Agriculture, Florida Friendly, Natural Resources, Soil, Water, World Soil Day
Easy Herbs for Central Florida
November 27, 2018
With fewer pests and cooler weather, winter is a great time to grow culinary herbs in Osceola County. Below are a few of my favorite and most-used herbs. All of these herbs can be grown from seed, or you can buy seedling plants and have a ready-to-eat ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & VegetablesTags: Herbs
USDA Helps Ag Producers Conserve Natural Resources
November 21, 2018
Application Deadline is Dec. 21 Florida farmers, ranchers and forest owners can apply until Dec. 21 for financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources
Paying attention to an outbreak of tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) again in this growing season
November 19, 2018
What we have seen in tomato fields We have observed an outbreak of tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) in some tomato fields. It could become a great concern again in this growing season. As everybody may remember that the first outbreak of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
CALS students earn prestigious UF honors at 2018 international student achievement award ceremony
November 16, 2018
At the 25th annual International Student Achievement Award Ceremony hosted by the University of Florida International Center as part of International Education Week, seven international students in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Engineering, Precision Agriculture, Robotics, Service Leadership
CALS Celebrates Mickey Mouse’s 90th Birthday, Student Internships
November 16, 2018
By Teresa Suits, agricultural education and communication master’s student (BS ’17) The magic of Mickey Mouse is everywhere, even two hours north of Walt Disney World in the University of Florida’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Professional Development, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Ag Careers, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Cool Jobs, Disney, Internships
UF/IFAS Honors Imogene Yarborough with Extension Advocate Award
November 13, 2018
APOPKA, Fla. – When Imogene Yarborough and her husband Ed started ranching in Seminole County in 1954, they foresaw a legacy of agriculture for their future generations. “We raised our four children with the guiding principle that this ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Award, Extension, Extension Advocate, News, UF-IFAS
UF Horticulture tour make new friends in Southern Spain
November 6, 2018
In October, a team of 24 University of Florida Extension horticulture extension personnel and interested guests recently explored a Horticulture and Cultural Tour of Southern Spain. One of the early visits included an exclusive meeting with ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,Tags: Greenhouses, Spain