Category: Crops
Corn growers use tissue sampling to plan fertilizer applications
August 16, 2017
Suwannee Valley corn growers prove the value of in-season plant tissue sampling for fertilizer application Sending ear-leaf tissue samples to the lab at various growth stages: helps growers to measure actual plant nitrogen uptake, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsTags: BMP, Corn, Nitrogen, Nutrient Management, Suwannee, Tissue Sampling
Tobacco Tour
August 16, 2017
The Georgia-Florida Tobacco Tour recently swung through Columbia County with a stop at the R.T. Dicks Farm. The tour was led by Dr. J. Michael Moore, Extension Tobacco Agronomist with University of Georgia. Participants started in Waycross, ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS ExtensionRonald Cave named director of UF/IFAS Indian River research facility
August 11, 2017
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — An entomologist recognized internationally as a specialist in biological control of insect pests has been named director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Indian River Research and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Biological Control, Entomogy, Indian River Research And Education Center, News
Starting Seeds for Fall
August 11, 2017
Propagating your own seeds for your vegetable garden is a cost effective and smart way to get a jump start to the fall planting season. For example, if you want to grow tomatoes or peppers this upcoming fall in Florida, it is wise to start your ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, HorticultureTags: Fall Planting, Gardening, Harvest, Plants, Seeds, Transplants, Vegetables
Precision Agriculture Field Day
July 24, 2017
UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County recently hosted a Precision Agriculture Field Day at Bar D Ranch near Columbia City. The program highlighted many of the technologies used in a local research and demonstration project sponsored ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Crops
4-H Agriculture Camp
July 21, 2017
Hardee County 4-H Agriculture Camp July 2017 In Hardee County, the agriculture industry generates over 73 percent of our job market. What is unique about the agriculture in Hardee County is that it heavily varies from where it was twenty ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Crops, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: 4-H, Agriculture
Creating a Vegetable Planting Schedule
July 21, 2017
When determining what vegetables to plant for an upcoming planting season, multiple factors need to be taken into consideration. First, is it the correct season/time to plant said vegetable? Planting outside of a vegetables preferred season ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Crops, Disease, Gardening, Humidity, Rainfall, Season, Sunlight, Temperature, Vegetables