Category: Farm Management
Annual Peanut Butter Challenge: How One Girl is Giving Back
December 9, 2024
Meet the Young Girl Inspiring Our Community with Her Peanut Butter Donation At just nine years old, London Brandt, is already making a difference in her community. Inspired by the kindness she sees around her and her desire to help those ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Charity, Donate, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter
Know the Toxic Weed, Rattlebox Plant
December 6, 2024
Stems are erect, branched and can get to 6ft in height. Leaflets are egg-shaped pinnately compound. Unfortunately, it is not a welcome perennial plant anywhere near cattle or hay pastures. This plant is very toxic to livestock, cow, horse ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Grazing, Livestock, Pasture Management, Taylor County, Toxic Weeds
Irrigation Efficiency and Distribution Uniformity
December 4, 2024
Jay Capasso, UF/IFAS Extension, Jason Mallard, UGA Cooperative Extension, Phillip Edwards, UGA Cooperative Extension Understanding Irrigation Distribution Uniformity (DU) and Efficiency: Why It Matters for Growers Irrigation is an important ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: SV Ag Update
Researchers to examine how integrated crop-livestock systems can enhance agricultural resilience and sustainability
December 4, 2024
The UF/IFAS-Embrapa Collaborative Climate Change Research Fund is backing a study on integrated crop-livestock systems (ICLS). Embrapa is the state-owned research corporation affiliated with the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture. The study aims ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Climate Change, Clyde Fraisse, EMBRAPA, Global Food Systems Institute, Index-based Insurance, Integrated Crop-livestock Systems, Jose Dubeux, Nikos Tziolas, Sarah Strauss, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
Intermittent irrigation can save strawberry growers as much as 67% on water, maintain yield
December 3, 2024
As we enter the state’s strawberry-growing season, establishing young strawberry plants in the field requires substantial water. New University of Florida research shows that growers can save as much as 67% -- or up to half a million gallons ... READ MORE
Category: Farm ManagementTags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Intermittent Irrigation, Irrigation, Shinsuke Agehara, Sprinkler, Strawberries, Transplants, Water Savings, Yield
From the field: A PhD student visits the PLF project in Tanzania
November 27, 2024
Welcome to a special edition of our GFSI blog, as we are excited to feature another guest author, Onan Martinez, a graduate student from the UF/IFAS Animal Sciences Department. Onan recently had the opportunity to work on one of our projects ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, LivestockTags: Agriculture, Global Food Systems Institute, Global Research, PLF, Tanzania
How ranchers and cows can help sequester carbon
November 26, 2024
Increasing amounts of carbon are being emitted into the atmosphere, playing a role in our changing climate patterns. Reducing these emissions requires policy, behavior change, and access to new technologies (among other things). While we may ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Carbon Sequestration, Cattle, Climate Change, Climate Resiliency, Conservation, Cows, Pasture Management, Ranchers
Fall Pasture Preparation in Central Florida
November 25, 2024
As cooler weather arrives in Central Florida, it’s time to start thinking about pasture preparation for the coming season. Whether you're a seasoned pasture owner or a newcomer to caring for your land, taking the right steps now will ensure ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension,Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Central District, Fall Preparation, Horses, Livestock, Pasture Management, Pastures, Volusia County