Category: Farm Management
Some Plants Toxic To Dogs
May 1, 2018
Article and Audio Introduction by Les Harrison With the warmer weather the time for outdoor activities has arrived for all living in the area. It causes much consternation with many parents to have children who want only to stare at a phone ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Lawn, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Dogs, Florida Plants, Lawn Care, Les Harrison, North Florida, Pet Management, Toxic Plants, UF/IFAS Extension
Introducing Agroecology
April 27, 2018
What is Agroecology? Agroecology is a paradigm for scientists and farming communities that prioritizes food production, environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Agroecological innovations build from the resource-constrained ways ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agroecology, WhatisAgroecology
Fact Sheets: Plant Cold Protection and Recovery | Lee County | Stephen Brown
April 25, 2018
Cold Protection and Recovery Cold Protection of Ornamental Plants Irrigation Cold Protection for Citrus Treating Cold Damaged Palms Weather Effect on five Ornamental Trees READ MORE
Category: Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Citrus, Cold Protection, Fact Sheet, Factsheet, Lee County, Ornamental Plants, Ornamental Trees, Palms, Stephen Brown
UF Shares Poultry Health Research with Commercial Farmers in Syria
April 25, 2018
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/IFASTags: College Of Veterinary Medicine, IFAS, News, Poultry, Syria
Caseous Lymphadenitis in Sheep and Goats: avoid it before you get it
April 24, 2018
When we look for a used car, we often ask for the Carfax®. This report tells you the history of the vehicle and gives you a vision of what potential issues you may run into in the future. When purchasing animals at market or on farms, use the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, LivestockTags: Biosecurity, Diseases, Goats, Livestock, Sheep, Zoonotic Diseases
What kind of pesticide licenses are you looking for?
April 20, 2018
“What kind of pesticide license are you looking for?”, is often what I have to ask when I pick up a call regarding pesticide licensing questions. You need to seek the right category of pesticide license for the right job. If you are going ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Turf
Choosing the Right Cover Crop at the Right Time
April 17, 2018
Choosing the right cover crop at the right time is important because of our hot and rainy summers. Wisely managing bare land after cleaning up vegetable crop residues is a serious consideration. Keeping land fallow during summer with as much ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Acclaimed cattle nutrition expert named director of UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center
April 11, 2018
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 TeachingTags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Director, IFAS, Livestock, News, North Florida Research And Education Center