This position title is University of Florida (UF/IFAS) Vegetable Crops Extension Agent, opening in Miami-Dade County (Homestead). Includes responsibilities of Pesticide Trainer. Employer is looking for the enthusiastic, energetic person to ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionClick here for high-resolution version. Caption at bottom. African dust video GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida researcher is exploring whether the latest plant, animal or human health threats will come from the sky. Using the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchA case of citrus canker has been positively identified from a residential yard in Santa Rosa County. At this time, homeowners should be on the lookout for any new infections on their citrus trees that they have not noticed in the past. There ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & DiseaseWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall, the Sri Lankan weevil, is a plant pest with a wide range of hosts. This weevil ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Nearly all of the strawberries in the United States are grown in Florida or California, but faced with growing competition in the industry from Mexico, a team of UF researchers is looking for ways to diversify the industry. Led ... READ MORE
Category: CropsTitle: Disease management and irrigation practices of Mid-Atlantic ornamental nurseries Time: From 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Eastern Time Where: Webinar is online: Click on https://connect.extension.iastate.edu/irrigation-water/. Connection ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The cabbage aphid belongs to the genus Brevicoryne from Latin “brevi” and “coryne” and which loosely translates ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseWe are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Since the publication of the Florida beetles checklist (Peck and Thomas 1998), a number of ladybird beetles have become ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension