Category: Crops

Mindfully Gardening

by Heather Janney
June 18, 2020

Its about being all around healthy I know you've learned about exercising your body and I'm certain you've thought about how that translates to the garden. Now, what about your mind? Yes, your mind needs attention just as much as your physical ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Experience, Gardening, Mindful, Mindfulness, Senses, Stress Reduction, Victory2020 Garden, Youth

The important role of nitrogen in Florida soils

by Mike Loizzo
June 15, 2020

A new UF/IFAS Extension document from Soil and Water Sciences Department (SWS) researchers highlights the important role of nitrogen (N) in Florida soils. The element is necessary for healthy plants. However, properly managing soil N levels ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Clayton Nevins, Nitrogen, Patrick Inglett, Sarah Strauss, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Field Corn Nutrient Management On-Farm Trial

by Jay Capasso
June 11, 2020

These past two years UF/IFAS Columbia County Extension has participated in an on-farm trial comparing fertilizer types and application methods on field corn. Field corn is commonly grown in the Suwannee Valley region and has a high nitrogen ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

Corn Is A-Maize-Ing

by Kristie Popa
June 10, 2020

When you picture corn, what do you think of? Yellow corn on the cob or crunchy popcorn? Corn also called maize, provides us with many items including cornstarch, cooking oil, sweeteners, cereal, beverages and over 4,000 other products that we ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Corn, Fiber, Flavorful, Maize

EPA Clarification on Dicamba Court Ruling

by Mark Mauldin
June 10, 2020

On June 3, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order vacating EPA’s pesticide registrations of specific products containing the active ingredient dicamba: Xtendimax with Vaporgrip Technology, Engenia, and FeXapan. This order ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Cotton, Dicamba, EPA, Soybean

Flooding Injury in Citrus and Recommendation

by Amir Rezazadeh
June 5, 2020

As you probably know the hurricane season started last week and right after that we had heavy rainfall in our area. Almost all citrus groves are located on high water tables with poor drained soils. With recent heavy rainfall, now the soil is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Citrus, Flooding, Waterlogging

Patrick Williams is new extension agent

by Les Harrison
June 4, 2020

The Wakulla News presents 6/4/2020 Article By WES MAYBERRY The Wakulla News Staff Writer Williams comes to Wakulla from position as residential horticulture agent in Sarasota County Extension Director Patrick Williams Patrick ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Agriculture, Environment, Garden, Gardening, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Master Gardener, Master Gardeners, Master Gardeners Blog, Natural Resources, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Growing Bananas in Florida

by Darryl Palmer
June 3, 2020

There are hundreds of varieties of Bananas, Musa spp, available for the Florida home gardener. The one we are most familiar with from childhood is the typical grocery store variety, 'Cavendish'. However, this was not the first commercial ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Banana Care, Banana Varieties, Bananas, Growing Bananas In Florida, Home Fruit Growing

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