Hosting tours at your farm can be a great way to market your products and your farm's brand. Tours let you tell potential customers how you grow your food, why they should buy it, and who you are as a farmer. This 3-page fact sheet discusses ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management
The purpose of Operation Cleansweep is to offer a safe, convenient, and cost effective mechanism for agricultural operations, golf courses, and pest control companies to properly dispose of canceled, suspended, and unusable pesticides (CSUP). WHO ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
In 2011, the USDA estimated that about 20% of the 2.1 million farms in the United States could be classified as "beginning farms." These are farms with owners who have fewer than 10 years of experience operating their farm. Beginning farmers ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Airlifts are simple and inexpensive and not new to aquaculture. The buoyancy of rising bubbles within a pipe or tube generates an upward flow of water that are often used as part of water treatment design in recirculating aquaculture systems, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Many agricultural producers have been advised to consider value-added activities to offset declining farm incomes and a competitive global economy. Such activities may increase net farm incomes, but producers should first assess if the value-added ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Water is used in every stage of an agricultural operation, making it a significant component for farm safety procedures, including good agricultural practices (GAPs) and good handling practices (GHPs). Applying contaminated water during any ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Know how to properly store pesticides and paraquat (a commonly used herbicide) to prevent poisoning. More... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot TopicIf you see sap coming out of a tree it could be caused by many different things. Damage to a tree trunk or limb can cause sap to leak out. This is natural wound protection for the tree. The sap comes out and covers up a wound to prevent plant ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionIf you’ve wondered what winter annuals do in the real world, you’ll want to join us for the Jefferson County Cool Season Field Day on Saturday, April 11 from 10am to 1 pm at Asheville, FL. You’ll see 33 plots of oats, rye, triticale, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, LivestockOn February 23, 2015, 93 folks in the Agriculture Industry assembled to kick-off a new initiative, AgSave$, to bring personal finance education such as estate planning, succession planning, and protecting assets to farmers, ranchers and agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management