Category: Agriculture
Perspectives from the hemp industry, UF/IFAS blog series
March 16, 2022
Building on momentum from 2021, UF/IFAS hemp project lead scientist and assistant agronomy professor Zachary Brym continues the UF/IFAS Perspectives from the Hemp Industry blog series with video interviews of hemp industry members. The blog ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, CropsTags: Hemp, Hemp Perspectives, Industrial Hemp, Industrial Hemp Research Project, UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Research Project
TREC Research Report: Dr. Daniel Carrillo
March 15, 2022
Recently Vice President for UF/IFAS, Dr. J. Scott Angle, introduced some of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives being implemented at UF/IFAS Tropical Research & Education Center (TREC). Among the initiatives he mentioned was Dr. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Daniel Carrillo, Entomology And Nematology, Fruit Fly, Tropical Research And Education Center
Arbor Day Program
March 14, 2022
Joseph MacKenzie, Levy County Forester and Barbara L. Edmonds, Horticulture PA, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County collaborated with Jennifer Bray, Assistant Principal, Bronson Middle-High School during an Arbor Day 2022 program. Addressing faculty ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesTags: Arbor Day, Bronson Middle High School
Finding New Perspectives in Farming: UF CALS Student Selected as Farm Foundation Cultivator
March 14, 2022
Environmental management in agriculture and natural resources (EMANR) student Roberto Ortez recently participated in the Farm Foundation Cultivator Round Table discussion—the seventh time in a row a student at the University of Florida College ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Environmental Management In Agriculture And Natural Resources, Farm Foundation, Professional Development, Student, Teaching, UF Online
How do Hard Freezes Affect Local Crops?
March 14, 2022
The winter weather arrived a bit late in Putnam County, but it is certainly making up for lost time. A “freeze” occurs when temperatures drop below 32ºF, but a “hard freeze” is when temperatures dip down below 28ºF for at least a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsTags: Blueberry, Cabbage, Freeze Protection, Hard Freeze, Ice, Potato
UF animal scientists receive federal grant to try to increase beef cattle reproduction
March 14, 2022
Florida’s ranchers raise 895,000 head of adult beef cattle, a sector that directly contributes $511 million in sales revenues to the state and supports an additional $215 million in sales revenues for other industries throughout the state’s ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFASTags: Beef, Cattle, Embryos, Grant, Mario Binelli, Nifa, Peter Hansen, Philipe Moriel, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Reproduction, Uterus
Growing a Green Thumb; Soil Preparation
March 14, 2022
A bit of garden wit, ascribed to Dave Barry, “your first job is to prepare the soil. The best tool for this is your neighbor's motorized garden tiller. If your neighbor does not own a garden tiller, suggest that he buy one." Turn soils ... READ MORE
Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, HorticultureTags: Growing A Green Thumb