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Selling Honey Under Florida’s Cottage Food Law


September 17, 2018

What is the buzz around Florida’s Cottage Food law? Are you a Florida beekeeper and interested in selling your honey under cottage food law, but uncertain of the rules and regulations? Beekeepers are permitted to sell raw honey as a cottage ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Beekeepers, Beekeeping, Bees, Cottage Food Operator, Cottage Foods, Honey, Jennifer Hagen, Lee County, Manufacturing Honey
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Revised Worker Protection Standard: Training Opportunities


September 10, 2018

For those growers that use pesticides, you need to familiar yourself with the 2015 Revised Worker Protection Standard (WPS). WPS is a federal regulation that is designed to protect agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. An EPA guidance ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, Turf
Tags: Certification, Handler, Pesticide, Protection, Revised, Standard, Training, Worker

Cattails are common in Wakulla marshes


August 31, 2018

By Les Harrison Swaying Cattails Cats are common in Florida. The domestic version of this multi-color and variable size species is a popular choice as a low maintenance pet. A native aquatic plant curiously named for the feline’s longest ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, Community, Environment, Environmentally Friendly, Extension, Farming, Florida, Food, Garden, General Information, Horticulture, Landscape, Lawn & Garden, Les Harrison, Living Well In The Panhandle, Master Gardener, Natural Resources, Plants, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

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