Category: Farm Management
Do Tailwater Recovery Ponds Help Growers?
November 3, 2017
by Shawn T. Steed Agent, Environmental Horticulture Production UF/IFAS Extension, Hillsborough County SWFWMD and farmers may have slightly different ideas on the purpose of tailwater recovery ponds. In fact, even I was under a big misconception ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, WaterTags: Farmers, Growers, Ponds, Tailwater
When Lightning Strikes: Lightning Fact Sheet for Agriculture Producers
November 3, 2017
by Shawn T. Steed Agent, Environmental Horticulture Production UF/IFAS Extension, Hillsborough County Florida agriculture has many challenges, some of which are managing our particular environmental conditions. Managing these challenges ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm ManagementTags: Farmers, Growers, Lightning
2017 Florida Protected Agriculture and Hydroponics Conference
November 3, 2017
December 5-6, 2017 UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center 14625 CR 672, Wimauma, FL 33598 DOWNLOAD INFO BROCHURE The 2017 Florida Protected Agriculture and Hydroponics Conference is being held to bring together growers, educators, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Professional DevelopmentTags: Hydroponics, Small Farms
Collier County Extension | Garden Diagnostic Tests| Thomas Becker, Master Gardener and Urban Hort programs coordinator, filizzi@ufl.edu
November 3, 2017
Below you'll find forms and instructions on soil tests, water tests, plant disease tests, nematode tests. All testing must be sent to Gainesville. Plant or insect ID are available here. Water Analysis Information Plant ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, TurfTags: Collier County, Diagnostic Test, Insect Identification, Nematode Test, Plant Disease Test, Plant Identification, Soil Nutrients, Soil PH, Turf Disease Test, Water Analysis
UF researcher: Controlled fires don’t eliminate invasive tree
November 2, 2017
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 ResearchTags: Exotic, Fire, IFAS, Invasive, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Species
Reducing Yield Loss With Integrated Weed Management
November 1, 2017
Weeds affect farmers directly through burdensome production costs. This economic impact is a direct result of the high costs of manufactured herbicides, tillage equipment and machinery, fuel costs, yield loss, and land value loss. A second negative ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Agronomy, Invasive Species, Weed Management
Highlands County FCA Annual Meeting
November 1, 2017
Highlands County Florida Cattlemens Association Annual Steak Dinner At our recent local Florida Cattlemens Association Annual Steak Dinner, we had a great attendance of cattlemen and cattlewomen from within the county. I was able to meet ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: HCLivestock
Disaster Relief Program
October 31, 2017
In the quake of Hurricane Irma, the Farm Service Agency (FSA) is releasing a 75% cost share program called the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) disaster relief program to help rehabilitate farmland. There is no Average Gross Income ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: HCLivestock