Category: Crops

What is this bug? It is time to explore tiny but new UF/IFAS Featured Creatures!

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
May 23, 2017

Are you seeing fantastic creatures that are the stuff of nightmares (or an entomologists day dreams)? We all have had these moments and can often be surprised by how small some of these so called evil creatures are. We have compiled for you ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: #ufbugs, BugWeek, FAQ, Insects, UF-IFAS

UF/IFAS Pioneer Plant Lab

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May 16, 2017

On April 6, 2017, UF/IFAS announced the establishment of the UF/IFAS Pioneer Plant Lab Endowment during a lunch-and-learn listening session in Tampa, Florida. This endowment will support research on emerging Florida crops, such as olives, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS

UF study helps save revenue, farms from wireworms

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 9, 2017

LIVE OAK, Fla. --- Scientists with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are helping state growers save money by managing wireworms in their sweet potato farms. Wireworms became a problem in Florida after ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Extension, News, Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center, Sweet Potato, Wireworm

UF faculty publish book on innovate ways to manage essential nutrients in soils

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 8, 2017

FORT PIERCE, Fla.---A University of Florida professor and two colleagues have published a book in which the three scientists impart some of the world’s most innovative techniques for managing an essential nutrient in food production soils. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Book, News, Publication, Soil And Water Sciences, Soils

Summer Crops for Central Florida

by Whitney Elmore
May 3, 2017

While many people will be turning down their gardens for the summer, by mulching, others will be replanting. If you are one of the daring ones, and decided to brave the Florida heat and moisture, there are a handful of crops that will do well ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Garden, Summer Crops, Vegetables

Determinate vs Indeterminate Tomatoes

by Whitney Elmore
April 26, 2017

Everyone loves tomatoes, but not everyone has the space to grow them. However, growing tomatoes in a small space is possible; you just have plan accordingly. There are two different types of tomatoes: determinate and indeterminate. (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/vh028) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Container Gardening, Gardening, Tomatoes

Organic agriculture networking

by Samantha Murray
April 18, 2017

As organic food goes mainstream, more small farms are looking to get into the industry, says Jim DeValerio, agriculture agent for Bradford County with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension program. “We’ve ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Featured Hot Topic

Flavors of Florida 2017

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April 18, 2017

Experience agricultural innovation at FLAVORS OF FLORIDA 2017. Fresh picked peaches bred for the Florida sun, Venus Sunray clams from the waters of Cedar Key and an assortment of veggies from the campus Field & Fork Farm and Gardens are ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Events, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Flavors, Florida, UF, UF-IFAS

The Benefits of Fiber

by Whitney Elmore
April 13, 2017

This month, many of our senior participants learned about whole grains and fiber. Most of them have heard that fiber is important, and that whole grains have more fiber than enriched grains. But now, that message will stick even more because ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Tags: Fiber, Nutrition

Fine Tuning with Soil Moisture Sensors

by Charles Barrett
April 12, 2017

Tools in the toolbox Soil moisture sensors are a great tool for irrigators but they are not the only tool available. The fist thing any good irrigator should do is create an irrigation schedule. The schedule should be based on the crop water ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Farm Management
Tags: UF IFAS Water Agents

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