Category: Crops

Solutions to citrus greening top 10 2017 UF/IFAS stories

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 20, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – From lobsters to oranges, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences embraced stories of resilience and change during 2017. The top 10 stories for UF/IFAS during 2017 include finding ways to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Beaks, Beetle, Citrus, IFAS, News, Plants, Top 10

UF assistant professor wins national agronomy award for innovative sugarcane research

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 19, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida plant scientist, who has created varieties of sugarcane that are grown across more than 90 percent of Florida and in several Central American countries, has been given a national award for his innovative ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Everglades Research And Education Center, IFAS, News, Sugarcane
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Economic Injury Disaster Loans to Small Business in Florida Affected by Hurricane Irma

by David Holmes
December 19, 2017

Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations located in the declared counties of Florida that have suffered financial losses as the result of Hurricane Irma, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Assistance, Destruction, Disaster, Florida, Hurricane, Loan Assistance, Loans, Losses, Reconstruction, Recovery, Relief, Small Business

Plant Biostimulants: Know the Facts

by cbolson
December 14, 2017

Recent years have seen an explosion of products termed "biostimulants". What is biostimulants? Are they a good alternative to traditional chemical products? Due to the recent outbreak of citrus greening in Florida, UF/IFAS has been conducting ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: Beneficial Bacteria, Beneficial Fungi, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Florida, Plant, Plant Biostimulant

Potting Soil, Topsoil, Compost, Seed Starting Potting Mix – What’s the difference?

by Whitney Elmore
December 4, 2017

You find yourself standing in the store, staring at dozens of different bags of soil trying to figure exactly what you need to start a garden – what’s the difference between all of these "soils"? Typically, you will find different types ... READ MORE

Category: Crops
Tags: Compost, Fertilizer, Gardens, Organic Matter, Peat Moss, Perlite, Potting Soil, Soil Amendment, Topsoil, Vermiculite

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