Category: Crops

November 2023 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
November 6, 2023

Recap of November 2023 First Friday with Florida First Detector In November, we looked at some more Hemipteran pests and focused on invasive whiteflies, aphids, psyllids, and more. These insects all have a piercing sucking mouth part. Many ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD23-24, FloridaFirstDetector, Invasive Species, SeminoleCountyAg

UF part of multi-institutional, $22M cereal crops project funded by USAID

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
November 2, 2023

The U.S. Agency for International Development announced the creation of the Feed the Future Climate Resilient Cereals Innovational Lab, or CRCIL, to improve lives around the world by making cereal crops more readily available to those most at ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Charlie Messina, Climate Resilient Cereals Innovational Lab, Feed The Future, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Usaid

A Conservationist’s Insight to Hemp: Why Grow Hemp Organically

by Zack Brym
October 30, 2023

Article by: Ed Geis, PhD, Guest Author Correspondence to: Bald Mountain Botanicals, ed@baldmountainbotanicals.com Edited by: Zack Brym This insights article is part of the blog series Perspectives from the Hemp Industry. Deciding ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Hemp, Hemp Perspectives

42nd Annual Volusia County Farm Tour

by Ashley Stonecipher
October 27, 2023

November 17, 2023 from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm The Volusia County Farm Tour has been a popular fall tradition since 1981. The agriculture industry is the silent engine of the Volusia County economy where local farmers create jobs, feed families ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock,
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Central District, Farm Tour, Food, Horses, Livestock, Volusia County

Too Hot-Hot-Hot for the Datil Peppers

by Wendy Mussoline
October 26, 2023

Introduction The datil pepper is an infamous hot pepper grown locally in the Tri-County Agriculture Area (TCAA) of Putnam, Flagler and St. Johns Counties. Datils are a unique pepper in that they are relatively hot compared to other peppers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops,
Tags: Datil, Green, Hot, Orange, Pepper, Reaper, SHU

HEY! Do you know your HAY?

by erinejones
October 24, 2023

Hay production is a major crop in Suwannee County. Tuesday October 17th, 2023, two of our outstanding hay producers were recognized at the 2023 Sunbelt Ag Expo for their submission of hay samples into the Southeastern Hay Contest. Doug Carter ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Farm, Forages, Hay Crops, North Florida Agriculture, Suwannee County Agriculture, Suwannee County Extension, Topic Tuesday, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County

Consumers Trends of Locally Grown Produce / 2023 Fall Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN)

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
October 11, 2023

In recent years, consumers have been interested in locally grown products, creating a shift in how the public buys their food. Therefore, small farmers are now in the spotlight and have an opportunity to supply the demand for locally grown produce. Local ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Farmers Markets, Florida_farms, Local Food, Produce, Small Farms, Southwest Florida Small Farms Network, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

South Florida Soils

by Jeff Wasielewski
October 4, 2023

Anyone that has ever put shovel to earth in South Florida knows that our “soil” is actually rock. The rock is a type of limestone known as Miami Limestone, or oolitic limestone, and is not coral as many people think. Limestone Gables didn’t ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

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