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Category: Farm Management

UF/IFAS Typical Grower Events and Resources You Should Know

by Hannah Eason
May 18, 2026

This blog is intended to help growers, ranchers, beekeepers, landscapers, and specialty producers access recurring UF/IFAS trainings, field days, webinars, and educational resources. Typical programs and links are included, but may be subject ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Livestock
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beekeeper, Beekeepers, BMPs, Cflandscapes, Edis, Events, Farmer, Farmers, FDACS, FFL, Florida Friendly, GI-BMP, Growers, Hops, Landscaper, Landscapers, Local Foods, Marketing, Online Learning, Pesticide Applicator License, Producers, Resources, Small Farms, Specialty Producers, UF/IFAS Resources, Vegetable Guide, Vegetable Production

Cowpen First Aid, and Considerations

by JK Yarborough
May 18, 2026

Cattle work is unpredictable. Injuries happen without warning, and when you're at the cowpens, help might be miles away. The right supplies and a little know-how can turn a minor incident into just that—minor instead of catastrophic. Having ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock
Tags: Cowpen, CPR, First Aid, First-aid Kit, Ocextension

Fresh Picks: The Month’s Classes

by Chris Weber
May 18, 2026

As we head into summer, it’s a great time to build new skills and plan ahead. Our May classes include opportunities to learn about gardening, sustainability, financial well-being, and healthy living through practical, research-based ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Blog Community, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Classes, Events, Extension Education, Learning, Ocextension, Orangecountyfl, UFIFASExtension

UF scientist finds way to reduce greenhouse gas in soil

by Brad Buck
May 18, 2026

When soil gets saturated with water, the ground can produce nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that depletes the ozone, the layer that protects plants and animals on Earth from harmful ultraviolet light. For context, nitrous oxide is 310 times ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: David Liu, Emissions, Farms, Fertilizer, Greenhouse Gas, Horticultural Sciences, Irrigation, Nitrous Oxide, Ozone, Rain, Reduce, Soil

UF/IFAS Honors Imogene Yarborough with Extension Advocate Award

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

APOPKA, Fla. – When Imogene Yarborough and her husband Ed started ranching in Seminole County in 1954, they foresaw a legacy of agriculture for their future generations. “We raised our four children with the guiding principle that this ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Award, Extension, Extension Advocate, News, UF-IFAS

UF Experts: Prepare Your Farm Early for Hurricane Season

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It’s the beginning of hurricane season, time for farmers in Florida to worry about potential damage from a storm. Every farm and ranch in Florida must have an emergency plan in case of a hurricane, said a University of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Farm, Hurricane, News, Special Topics, UF-IFAS

UF Shares Poultry Health Research with Commercial Farmers in Syria

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

By Sarah Carey, 352-294-4242, careysk@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The conflict in Syria has caused more than $16 billion in crop and livestock losses and destroyed farming assets, according to a 2017 report from the United Nations’ Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Veterinary Medicine, IFAS, News, Poultry, Syria

Acclaimed cattle nutrition expert named director of UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

QUINCY, Fla. – When Glen Aiken wasn’t helping his grandfather wrangle cattle in the smothering Texas heat, he was traveling with his father to meat packing houses across the region. “I swear I visited every meat packing plant between Oklahoma ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Director, IFAS, Livestock, News, North Florida Research And Education Center

Pilot research projects selected for funding to improve agricultural worker safety, health

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

By Ricky Telg The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is awarding more than $56,000 to three pilot research projects to improve the safety and health of agricultural workers. Scientists will use mobile app monitoring ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: IFAS, News, Safety, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Worker

UF researcher: Controlled fires don’t eliminate invasive tree

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers have, in the past, reintroduced fire to restore a forest without considering its effect on exotic species that have become invasive. But a recent study by a University of Florida researcher shows that fire actually ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Exotic, Fire, IFAS, Invasive, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Species