Category: Agriculture
Research finds the amount and timing of nitrogen availability depends on the cover crop mixture
September 5, 2023
When it comes to sustainable agroecosystems, cover crops are a key component. However, choosing whether a single cover crop or a mixture will provide growers with the right nutrients needed for the cash crop they are planting is still up for ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Cover Crops, Nitrogen, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainable Agriculture, Yang Lin
Un grupo de investigadores de UF/IFAS está a punto de desarrollar una industria nacional para una de las especias más valiosas del mundo
September 5, 2023
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. La vainilla se posiciona como la segunda especia más valiosa (después del azafrán) y la que tiene el sabor más ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agricultura, Centro De Educación E Investigación Tropical De UF/IFAS, Cultivo De Vainilla, Departamento De Agricultura De EE.UU - Programa De Investigación Y Educación Sobre Agricultura Sostenible Del Sur, Español, Extracto De Vainilla, Fitomejorador, Genetista, Importacion, Industria, Islas Virgenes, Madagascar, Mercado, Orquidea, Pequenos Productores, Produccion De Vainilla, Productores´, Puerto Rico, Semillas Curadas, Siembra De Vainilla, Spanish, Sur De Florida, TREC, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA, USDA-SSARE, Vainas, Vainilla, Vanilla Planifolia, Xingbo Wu
Growing Turmeric & Ginger in Florida: part 2 of 2
September 1, 2023
It is best to plant ginger and turmeric rhizomes in spring or early summer. Inspect the rhizomes to ensure they are healthy and contain buds that will produce shoots after planting. Rhizomes can be soaked for several hours before planting to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & VegetablesGrowing Turmeric & Ginger in Florida: part 1 of 2
September 1, 2023
Ginger and turmeric are two closely related spice plants that can be readily grown throughout most of Florida. They belong to the Zingiberaceae family of plants that also contain cardamom. Both plants are widely used for culinary and medicinal ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
Florida Beekeeping Calendar: September
September 1, 2023
Management practices for your apiary in September: This beekeeping calendar is a tool for all beekeepers in Florida, small scale to commercial operations. This calendar is meant to be a reference point for beekeeping management and is not ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: #ufbugs, Beekeeping, Beekeeping Calendar, Bees, Bug, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Honeybee, Management Calendar, Pest Management, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension, Varroa
Why Won’t My Tree Fruit?
August 31, 2023
There are a number of controllable factors that combine to create a tree healthy enough to fruit. A healthy tree must have a strong root system, adequate light, proper pruning, proper nutrition, the right age, proper pollination, no mechanical ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Fertilizers, Flowering, Fruit, Pruning, Trees
Un Vistazo a la Fruta Tropical – Mamey
August 30, 2023
Por Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vásquez y Jonathan H. Crane Nombre común: Mamey zapote Nombre botánico: Pouteria sapota Familia: Sapotaceae Variedades recomendables: Pantin (Key West), Magaña Acerca de la fruta: Debajo de su exterior desaliñado ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
2023 JAMAS! Class – Learn about the Amazing Avocado
August 30, 2023
Holy guacamole! Avocados are coming into harvest this time of the year in SWFL and there are many opportunities to try the delicious Florida avocado around town. Avocados, Persea americana Miller, are indigenous to Mexico, Central American ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,Tags: Agriculture, Avocado, Collier County, Collier County Extension, JAMAS, Jeff Wasielewski, Jessica Ryals, Small Farms, Tropical Fruit, UF/IFAS Extension
Minimizing Pesticide Impacts on the Environment
August 28, 2023
Pesticides are an effective control for pests and diseases. On the other hand, when not using pesticides correctly these chemicals can affect the environment negatively. What Composes the Environment? The environment is composed ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Applying Pesticides Correctly, Drift_management, Environmental Literacy, Pesticide_applicator, Pesticide_protection, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County