Category: Crops

Opportunities and Challenges of Citrus Production in North Florida

by De Broughton
February 12, 2018

Citrus remains the number one industry in the state of Florida, and most of the citrus here is used to make juice. Almost half of all the citrus grown in the US comes from Florida on approximately 480,000 acres of land. The total production ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Citrus Production, NFREC Suwannee Valley, North Florida Agriculture, Suwannee County Extension

Hops Testing Alternatives After Alpha Analytics Discontinues Services

by Jim Davis
February 9, 2018

This morning, Yakima Chief – Hopunion announced that Alpha Analytics, a popular hop testing company, will no longer be accepting samples from outside producers. This is a setback to the burgeoning Florida hops industry and the brewers who ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture

Worker Protection Standard – Train the Trainer Day 2/8/18

by Jim Davis
February 9, 2018

EPA’s revised Worker Protection Standard (WPS) requires persons who conduct pesticide safety training for farmworkers (people involved in the production of agricultural plants) and pesticide handlers (people who mix, load, or apply crop pesticides) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture

2018 Central Florida Food System Tour- Part 1

by Hannah Eason
February 9, 2018

Last Friday, February 2nd, 2018, leaders from the Central Florida community came together for an all day tour of the Central Florida Food System. This was the first tour of this kind, exploring all aspects of food, from the farm to the table. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Spring is coming, pastures will be growing, weeds too

by Ed Jennings
February 9, 2018

We’re getting close to the time of year where many Florida warm season pastures are beginning to show life after the winter slowdown. While this is a pleasant sight for cattle producers, we often see that this is also a time when weeds can ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, Turf
Tags: Levy County Extension, Spring Pastures, Spring Weeds

Stomping Out Weed Herbicide Resistance

by Mark Bailey
February 9, 2018

A weed is simply a plant growing where it is not welcome. Weeds can cause a decline in the aesthetic quality of a lawn or they might severely damage the yield potential of an economically important crop. Some weeds may even pose a health risk ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes
Tags: Crop, Crops, Herbicide, Resistance, Rotation, Sustainability, Weed, Weeds, WSSA

What do Stocker Cattle and Blueberries Have in Common?

by Wendy Mussoline
February 8, 2018

They both need to get plump? Actually, the correct answer is Clay Ranch, LLC in Florahome (Putnam County, Florida). Diversification is an essential element to succeed in the agribusiness world today. Chance Clay is a young generation farmer ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Blueberries, Cattle, Forages, Specialty Beef

Seminole County Master Gardeners Introduce Hydroponics to Elementary School Students

by Hannah Eason
February 8, 2018

Blog by Rudy White, volunteer Master Gardener Hydroponics for Youth Beginning in 2017, continuing into 2018, Seminole County Master Gardeners introduced a new hydroponics workshop into several Seminole County elementary schools. The workshop ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Grow, Hydroponics, Master Gardener, Recycle, STEM, Volunteer, Youth

Squash Crown Rot Disease Management – Field Day Demonstration

by Qingren Wang, Ph.D.
February 8, 2018

Squash crown rot disease is the most common problem for growers. To help growers with pest management, scientists at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) set up field trials. Field day for vegetable growers is an effective ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease

A Productive Potato Crop Starts with High-Quality Seed Stock

by Scott Angle
February 7, 2018

Fungal and bacterial pathogens, as well as viruses and nematodes, can all affect the quality of seed potatoes. Infected seed can lower plant vigor and supply inoculum for further disease throughout the season. Late blight, Fusarium dry rot, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
Tags: IPM, Vegetable Crop

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