AUGUSTINE, Fla. --- On Oct. 1, about 1,000 people are expected to attend the ninth annual Datil Pepper Cook Off to celebrate the iconic pepper. The Datil Pepper Cook off, as part of the Datil Pepper Fall Festival, is hosted by the University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Do you find yourself in a sea of information overload and not knowing what’s true and what’s a myth? Unfortunately, it can be difficult to decipher at times. One of the first questions we should ask ourselves is why do we believe things ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, LivestockTatiana Borisova and Edward "Gilly" Evans GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty in the food and resource economics department have each been selected for UF/IFAS Extension Professional ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionBELLE GLADE, Fla. --- Want to teach your students the good, the bad and the ugly about plants while incorporating three different sciences? Researchers at the UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center will lead the second annual workshop, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Now that fall has arrived, the farm crew, faculty and staff of our strawberry program are hard at work preparing for another strawberry season in central Florida. It's one of the highlights of the year for our center when we get those bare ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFASPesticides in Agriculture Pesticides are an important tool for farmers to control unwanted insect pests. In recent years many commonly used pesticides have been shown to be dangerous to bees that they come into contact with. Honey bees ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
During most of this last year, Suwannee County farmer Sammy Starling never had to guess when he did—or didn’t—need to water his corn. With a new smart-agriculture technology, he could access soil moisture readings right from his phone, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterLIVE OAK, Fla. --- During most of this last year, Suwannee County farmer Sammy Starling never had to guess when he did—or didn’t—need to water his corn. With a new smart-agriculture technology, he could access soil moisture readings ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Who: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Escambia County will host an Irrigation and Crop Management Field Day on Sept. 13. What: Farmers interested in irrigation systems, crop consultants, and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterScott Walker working with a soil moisture sensor at the peanut farm. Who: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Escambia County will host an Irrigation and Crop Management Field Day on Sept. 13. What: ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension