Category: Farm Management

IRRIGATION EDUCATION FOR HOBBY FARMERS TO ENCOURAGE WATER CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

by nladd
April 16, 2023

2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium - Natural Resources G. Vicari, UF/IFAS Extension, Marion County. 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd, Ocala, FL. Situation: In Marion County, about 60% of our water is used for irrigation. Agriculture uses ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: 2023, 2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium, Agriculture, Central District Symposium, Conservation, Extension, Farming, FDACS, G. Vicari, Gabriel Vicari, Gardening, IFAS, Ifas Extension, Irrigation Efficiency, Landscaping, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, Water Quality

Florida Farm Pests: Southern Chinch Bugs

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
April 14, 2023

If you have a sod farm in Florida or work in the landscape business, Chinch Bugs could become a major economic problem when not taking proper control. What are Southern Chinch Bugs and how I can identify them? Southern ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Farms, Florida Lawns, Florida Pests, IMP, Polksmallfarms, Sod, Southern Chinch Bug, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

Plagas de las Fincas de Florida: Chinches del Sur (“Southern Chinch Bug”)

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
April 14, 2023

Si usted tiene una granja de césped en Florida o trabaja en un negocio de jardinería, las chinches pudieran convertirse en un problema económico importante si no se toma el control adecuado. ¿Qué son las chinches y cómo puedo ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching,
Tags: Chinches, Chinches De Sur, En Espanol, Español, Florida Farms, Florida Lawns, Florida Pests, IPM, Polksmallfarms, Sod, Southern Chinch Bug, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

El taller “Business of Farming” ofrece a los empresarios agrícolas emergentes consejos claves para iniciar un negocio a pequeña escala

by Luz Bahder
April 13, 2023

Un equipo de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) está ofreciendo un taller de dos días, denominado Business of Farming y dirigido a los consumidores que buscan crear un negocio agrícola. Habrá asistencia ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Business Of Farming, Demanda, Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos, Descripcion De La Empresa, Español, La Finca Es Un Negocio, Negocios Agricolas A Pequena Escala, Plan De Mercadeo, Plan Financiero, Plan Operativo, Podcast, Programa De Recursos Humanos, Resumen Ejecutivo, Servicio De Investigacion Economica De USDA, Spanish, Taller, Trent Blare, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Venta De Alimentos

Business of Farming Workshop offers agriculture entrepreneurs keys to starting small-scale operations

by Lourdes Mederos
April 12, 2023

A team from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is offering a two-day program, The Business of Farming Workshop, for entrepreneurs looking to build an agricultural business. Limited bilingual assistance ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Business Of Farming, Business Plan, Consumers, Entrepreneur, Farmers Markets, Finance, Food, Food And Resource Economics, Food Sales, Human Resource Plan, Marketing, Marketing Plan, Operational Plan, Polk County, Small Farms, Small-scale Grower, Sustainable Food Products, Trent Blare, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, USDA, Workshop

Chasing the Worm, Identifying the Species–Mezcal Science

by Hannah Eason
April 10, 2023

Did you know that nobody knew what kind of worm was in mezcal? Recently, UF entomologists chased the worm all the way to the agave farms making mezcal in Mexico. Mezcal is a growing industry, and while it has been consumed for hundreds of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Agave, Bug, Caterpillar, Cflandscapes, Cinco De Mayo, Cool, Discovery, Enews, Entomology, Ethnobotany, Farm, Farmer, Hwooten, Id, Identification, Insect, Interesting, Landscape, Larvaw, Liquor, Mexico, Mezcal, Natural History, Ocextension, Ornamental, Pest, Salud, Science

April First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
April 10, 2023

Recap of April First Friday with Florida First Detector In April, we started to learn about wood boring insects. Some of the most common types of wood boring insects are beetles with many species in the families Buprestidae, Cerambycidae, and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biosecurity, Early Detection, Emerald Ash Borer, FFD22-23, FloridaFirstDetetcor, Invasive Species, Longhorned Beetles, SeminoleCountyAg

Organic Soil Amendments

by Jay Capasso
April 4, 2023

Jay Capasso, UF/IFAS Columbia County. Erin Harlow, UF/IFAS Columbia County. Introduction Organic amendments come from sources that were once alive and are applied to agricultural soils to increase nutrient and/or organic matter content. Increasing ... READ MORE

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

A Recap of the 2023 Seminole County Farm Tour

by Morgan Pinkerton
March 28, 2023

What was the 2023 Seminole County Farm Tour? On the morning of Friday, March 24, 2023, we embarked on our journey of learning about local agriculture and food systems. Two busses started at the UF/IFAS Seminole County Extension Office and then ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Farm Tour, Food Systems, Fresh Form Florida, SeminoleCountyAg, Think Local

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