Category: Crops

Seminole County Young Farmers and Ranchers Kick Off Meeting Sept 29th!

by Morgan Pinkerton

August 10, 2022

When and Where? Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 6:30PM UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County Auditorium (250 W County Home Rd, Sanford, FL, 32773) Register in advanced using the google form. Free food will be provided to those that register ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: Farm Bureau, Florida Ag, Florida Farm Bureau, Food Systems, SeminoleCountyAg, Voice Of Agriculture, YFR, Young Farmers And Ranchers

Don’t Worry, Bee Happy

by David Austin

August 10, 2022

The European honey bee The European honey bee has been in the United States for a long time. Brought here in the early 1600s by, you guessed it, Europeans. The Honey bee may as well be considered native since they've been here as long ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Bees, Classes, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Honey, Insects, Master Gardener Volunteers, PolliNATION, Pollinator Plants, UF IFAS Extension

UPICKIN’ Some Sweet Muscadine Grapes in Putnam County

by Wendy Mussoline

August 9, 2022

Once a year in AUGUST, fresh muscadine grapes fill the vines in Putnam County and some generous farmers allow folks to come out and admire and taste their year-long efforts. These plump, sweet, colorful, tasty treats require lots of water, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops
Tags: Grapes, Local, Muscadine, UPICK

Promoting the promoted

by Scott Angle

August 9, 2022

Because of Ute Albrecht, we know more about how to manage citrus greening than we did six years ago. She has worked nights, weekends, away from home and among citrus growers desperate for her to work faster. Her work is so important to ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Citrus, Innovation, Peanuts, Promotion, Research, Tenure

The Faces Of Urban Agriculture: Meet the 4-H Interns

by Kenan Bridges

August 8, 2022

There are a ton of internships available for high school students across Miami-Dade County, but not many compare to a 4-H experience like this! Meet the future of Urban Agriculture. Six students from Miami-Dade County Public Schools are spending ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, Florida, Hydroponics, Miami, Miami-Dade, South Florida, Summer Internship, Urban Agriculture, Youth Development

Let’s Talk About Ag BMPs: Irrigation Best Management Practices

by Yilin

July 29, 2022

In this session of the “Let’s Talk About Ag BMPs” series, we met with Dr. Vivek Sharma from the University of Florida Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department to discuss Irrigation Best Management Practices. We got to pick ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Ag, Ag BMP, Ag Bmps, ET, Evapotranspiration, Irrigation, Irrigation Efficiency, Let's Talk About Ag BMPs, Soil Moisture Sensor, Water, Water RSA, Yilin Zhuang

An Ornamental Grower’s Insight to Hemp: Considerations for High Quality Flower

by Zack Brym

July 29, 2022

David Raab, Roseville Farms, UF/IFAS Hemp Pilot Project Sponsor Correspondence to: http://rosevillefarms.com/contact/ Also featuring Dr. Brian Pearson, Assistant Professor, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center This ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Hemp, Hemp Perspectives

Hydroponics: NFT System

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado

July 29, 2022

Each year we have less agricultural land available, making it more difficult for farmers to acquire land to grow crops due to urban development increases in Florida. From 2010 to 2019, Florida’s population grew 14.2% to become the third ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Hydroponics, Hydroponic_NFT, Polk County, Polksmallfarms, Small Farms, UF-IFAS

Hidropónicos: SISTEMA NFT

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado

July 29, 2022

Cada año tenemos menos tierras agrícolas disponibles, lo que dificulta que los agricultores adquieran terreno para sus cultivos debido al aumento del desarrollo urbano en Florida. Del 2010 a 2019, la población de Florida creció un ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: En Espanol, Español, Hydroponics, Hydroponic_NFT, Polk County, Polksmallfarms, Small Farms, UF-IFAS

Pum, Pum, Pumpkins!

by Judy Jean

July 27, 2022

When you hear pumpkins you may think of fall, Halloween, and cooler weather. To enjoy all the goodies that pumpkins give us like pumpkin spice latte or pumpkin pie it first begins with a seed. I personally enjoy pumpkin spice latte. Regardless ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Central District, Flagler County, Florida Water, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Garden, Gardening, Master Gardener, Planting, Plants, Pumpkin, Summer

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