Category: Agriculture
What’s Growing On? Fall Garden Preparation
October 7, 2022
Florida’s climate is unique and robust in the fact that we can plant and harvest year-round. However, there are some plants that thrive best in the right conditions. Our fall growing season runs from September to February with our spring growing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: UF IFAS Extension, Vegetablegardening, Volusiacounty
Post Storm Landscape Tips
October 6, 2022
Post Storm Landscape Tips Hurricane Idalia just brushed us, thankfully leaving Manatee County with limited damage. In many ways, our parched landscapes are thankful for the rain, but stressed by the sudden changes. See the tips below to help ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane, Hurricane Idalia, Idalia, Landscape Restoration, Storm Damage, Trees
It’s #PeanutButterChallenge Time!
October 6, 2022
Food Insecurity in Florida Food insecurity is an obstacle many Floridians face. In 2021, it was estimated that roughly 2.2 million Floridians lacked access to healthy food, with just over 660,000 being children. In Orange County specifically, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: #ocextensionnews, #peanutbutterchallenge, Food Insecurity, Master Gardener, Peanut Butter Challenge, Peanut Industry, Residential Horticulture, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
Recursos para las industrias de pesca y acuicultura de Florida afectadas por el huracán Ian
October 6, 2022
El huracán Ian causó daños significativos en gran parte de Florida, y las industrias de pesca y acuicultura del estado se vieron particularmente afectadas. Varios recursos están disponibles para los miembros de estas industrias que necesiten ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Work & LifeTags: Acuicultura, Ayuda Financiera, Desastre, Industrias De Pesca, Pesca Comercial, Pgm_Marine, StormPrep
Tree Series: Pruning (Hardwood and Palms)
October 6, 2022
Pruning trees can be tricky. These factsheets can help! The information below can help you with your palm pruning and pruning hardwood trees. For more information contact MichelleAtkinson@ufl.edu or call 941-722-4824 x1818 New Tree Series ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFASTags: Palm, ProHort, Pruning, Swprohort, Tree
Nonnative Reptiles of South Florida with the UF Croc Docs
October 6, 2022
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Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Natural ResourcesTags: Agama, Croc Doc, Invasive Reptile, Nonnative Animals, Python, Reptile
Sustainable Development Goals and One Health: SDG 3
October 6, 2022
SDG 3 is more complex than we think Sustainable Development Goal 3 reads: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” The connection between this particular SDG and One Health might seem simple and straightforward, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Pests & DiseaseTags: Circular Health, Costanza Manes, One Health, SDG3, Sustainable Development Goals
Nassau County’s 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge
October 6, 2022
It's that time of year-the peanut butter challenge Each October, extension offices across the state try to outcompete one another to collect the most jars of Peanut Butter. Each year the challenge gets better. The challenge gets bigger. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Butter, Challenge, Health And Wellness, Nutrition, PB, Peanut, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge
ANS Internship Highlights: Hannah Newsome & Emma Schoenfeld
October 6, 2022
Hannah Newsome Hannah Newsome is a current UF Animal Sciences student in the Equine Specialization. Hannah spent her summer as an intern at Cindale Farms & Southern Craft Creamery, a dairy operation in Marianna, Florida. Each day was ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Animal Science, Animal Sciences, Ans, ANS Internship Highlights, Internship, Undergraduate