We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Broad-headed bugs belong to the family Alydidae, a well-known but relatively small family of plant-feeding true bugs. These ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
LAKE WALES, Fla. --- Among the music of carillon bells, beneath a lush oak canopy, a new partnership is emerging between the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and historic Bok Tower Gardens in Lake ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
NCAT’s Gulf States office, in partnership with Quality Certification Services (QCS) of Gainesville, Florida, is offering a series of workshops about organic certification for producers in the Gulf States region. Three workshops are slated ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
While Florida winters are generally pleasant, with the low ranging from 40°F to 60°F, frosts and freezes can still occur. Many growers must have a protection plan to handle cold weather. Generally, central and south Florida growers need ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, SFYL Hot TopicI want to share an interesting note online on female role in farming. Sondra Pierce and her husband, Matt, have been growing beets, hay and sunflowers in rural Boulder County, Colo., since they graduated from high school. In the U.S., ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsAPHIS Establishes Two Additional Regulated Area in Florida for Giant African Snail (Lissachatina fulica, formerly Achatina fulica) To: State and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials The Animal and Plant Health Inspection ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseYou can comment now on a proposed rule for Importation of Orchids from Taiwan Please read below regarding a proposed rule for a new growing medium for orchids of the genus Oncidium when importing from Taiwan into United Sttaes. This rule ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, HorticulturePoinsettia Trial for Commercial Horticulture Growers: Event: Industry Poinsettia Trial Field Day Host: University of Florida (UF)/Institute of Food and Ag. Sciences (IFAS) Extension When: Tuesday, December 9, 9.15am to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchPasture Program to Focus on Toxic Plants North Florida pastures and grazing lands harbor a wide range of plants that can be toxic to grazing animals. Toxic effects can range from nearly instant death to long term organ damage resulting ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The United State Department of Agriculture awarded a team of scientists from 14 universities, including the University of Florida, the first of a $10-million, five-year grant to improve half a dozen fruit crops. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS