Category: Crops
Agaves: Cheers to spirits in the garden
May 4, 2023
Bring mezcal to life; grow agaves in the garden! Agave is generally tolerant of Florida's climate with its succulent leaves showcasing different shades of greens and blues. The shape of the plant generates interest, and it makes a great statement ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Agave, Alcotourism, Celebrate, Celebration, Cflandscapes, Cheers, Cinco De Mayo, Cool Plants, Culture, Enews, Ethnobotany, Farm To Table, FFL, Florida, Florida Native, Garden, Hospitality, Hwooten, Landscape, Local, Local Ag, Local Food, Mexico, Mezcal, Native, Natives, Ornamental, Plants, Tequila, Urban Ag
Cattle, meet land: New service connects Southeast farmers, ranchers in ‘win-win’ for sustainability, profitability
April 26, 2023
A new University of Florida project aims to “play matchmaker” between ranchers with livestock and landowners with grazing space. The Southeast Grazing Exchange, funded by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFASTags: Beef Cattle, Cattle Industry, Cover Crops, Jose Dubeux, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center
Científico de UF/IFAS trabaja en la identificación y control de una plaga que ataca al frijol, guisante y otras legumbres cultivadas en Florida y a nivel internacional
April 21, 2023
https://youtu.be/2mOI86ta9KE Los trips de las flores del frijol, conocidos por su nombre científico Megalurothrips usitatus, atacan las leguminosas como los frijoles y los guisantes. En algunos casos, puede acabar con todo un campo de cultivo. En ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Arveja, Colombia, Control, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ejote, El Salvador, Entomologia, Español, FDACS, Florida, Frijol, Guatemala, Guisante, Honduras, Hugh Smith, ICTA, Insecticida, Insecto, Legumbres, Leguminosas, Megalurothrips Usitatus, Mexico, Nicaragua, Plaga, Spanish, Thrips, Trips, UF-IFAS
UF/IFAS scientist works to identify, control pest invading beans, peas, legumes grown in Florida, internationally
April 21, 2023
Bean flower thrips, known by the scientific name of Megalurothrips usitatus, attacks such legumes as beans and peas. In some cases, it can wipe out an entire field of crops. In the past three years, it became established in Florida, Mexico, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Bean Flower Thrips, Beans, Entomology And Nematology, GCREC, High Smith, Legumes, Megalurothrips Usitatus, News, Peas, Snap Beans, Thrips, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Entomology And Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research And Education Center
Potato breeding program launches out of UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center
April 18, 2023
Highlights · UF/IFAS has launched a potato breeding program based out of Hastings. · These varieties will be developed to withstand Florida’s intense growing pressures including heat, humidity, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Plant Breeders, Plant Breeding, Potatoes, TCAA, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS Varieties, Varieties, Variety
EXPANDING PASSION FRUIT PRODUCTION IN FLORIDA
April 15, 2023
2023 - Central District All Faculty Symposium - Agriculture M. Bailey, UF/IFAS Extension, Marion County, Ocala, FL Situation: In 2022 agricultural production costs, particularly fertilizer costs, increased the most on record. The USDA forecasts ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: 2023, 2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium, Agriculture, Central District Symposium, Extension, IFAS, Ifas Extension, M. Bailey, Marion County, Mark Bailey, Ocala, Passion Fruit, Production
Florida Farm Pests: Southern Chinch Bugs
April 14, 2023
If you have a sod farm in Florida or work in the landscape business, Chinch Bugs could become a major economic problem when not taking proper control. What are Southern Chinch Bugs and how I can identify them? Southern ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Florida Farms, Florida Lawns, Florida Pests, IMP, Polksmallfarms, Sod, Southern Chinch Bug, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County
Plagas de las Fincas de Florida: Chinches del Sur (“Southern Chinch Bug”)
April 14, 2023
Si usted tiene una granja de césped en Florida o trabaja en un negocio de jardinería, las chinches pudieran convertirse en un problema económico importante si no se toma el control adecuado. ¿Qué son las chinches y cómo puedo ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,Tags: Chinches, Chinches De Sur, En Espanol, Español, Florida Farms, Florida Lawns, Florida Pests, IPM, Polksmallfarms, Sod, Southern Chinch Bug, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County
Chasing the Worm, Identifying the Species–Mezcal Science
April 10, 2023
Did you know that nobody knew what kind of worm was in mezcal? Recently, UF entomologists chased the worm all the way to the agave farms making mezcal in Mexico. Mezcal is a growing industry, and while it has been consumed for hundreds of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife, Work & LifeTags: Agave, Bug, Caterpillar, Cflandscapes, Cinco De Mayo, Cool, Discovery, Enews, Entomology, Ethnobotany, Farm, Farmer, Hwooten, Id, Identification, Insect, Interesting, Landscape, Larvaw, Liquor, Mexico, Mezcal, Natural History, Ocextension, Ornamental, Pest, Salud, Science