The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’ (CALS) Career Expo was held on February 4, 2016 in the J. Wayne Reitz Student Union. This annual event showcases career and internship opportunities, and provides CALS students with the chance ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS
If you would like more information about this workshop please contact Jed Dillard at (850) 342-0187. To register for the workshop please contact Jed Dillard by Tuesday, February 9, 2016. READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS ExtensionTallahassee may have been windy and gray last Wednesday, but that didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of those attending this year’s Taste of Florida Agriculture. Taste of Florida is attended by many agricultural organizations from around the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot TopicIf you want to know the best ways to manage pests via integrated pest management, you can find all of the information you need in a series of video modules created by University of Florida IFAS Extension faculty. These IPM strategy modules are ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Shellfish aquaculture is a relatively new pursuit in Florida. It began in the 1970s in the Indian River Lagoon when attempts were made to culture hard clams as a means of taking pressure off declining wild populations. Techniques for ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, TurfHave you ever picked up a piece of produce at the grocery store—say, a bell pepper, as I did recently—and noticed that it was grown in someplace you didn’t expect? In my case, I found a bell pepper that was grown in Holland (the Netherlands). ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Season's greetings from UF/IFAS Development! We are grateful for all the support for students, faculty, research, and Extension we received over the past year, and look forward to what 2016 has in store. From our outstanding students to our ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
You may be familiar with sweet potatoes among Thanksgiving dinner tables, but these crops thrive in Florida’s hot summers. The colorful potatoes are grown throughout the state and are good sources of vitamins A and C. Unfortunately, the potatoes ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot TopicEmil Belibasis from Beli Farms, one of the farmer speakers at the Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference. By Lana Nasser One of the speakers featured at the Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference on November 6 2015 was Emil Belibasis, owner ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture