Category: Agriculture
Central Florida event helps farmers navigate regulations, access resources
July 11, 2023
Farms are businesses, and farmers have the double challenge of following a host of complex rules and regulations while also trying to turn a profit. That’s why the University of Florida is hosting the first annual Growing Together: Central ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News
There’s a Mosquito Season in Florida?
July 11, 2023
From coast to sandhill, pasture to homestead, dozens of mosquito species breed around Florida homes and neighborhoods. Mosquitoes ease through life in one of four forms - egg, larvae, pupae, or adult. As bloodsucking adults, some are pests, ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Work & LifeTags: Bees, Control De Mosquitoes, Disease, EEEV, En Espanol, Florida, Gardening, Levy County, Malaria, Mosquito, Mosquito Bites, No-spray List, West Nile Disease
Temas de mayo y junio: la rabia, semillas de calabaza, el caracol cola de cuerno y el riego de jardines
July 10, 2023
Durante mayo y junio fueron publicados cuatro interesantes temas en español en AskIfas. A continuación, un breve resumen de cada uno con el link directo a su versión web para ampliar la lectura, con su respectivo formato PDF para descargar ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & DiseaseTags: Agricultura, Agua, Ask IFAS, Enfermedades, Español, Especies Invasivas, Extension, Florida
New research looks to pollen for plant heat stress resilience
July 10, 2023
A new NIFA-funded project will examine pollen formation and viability in corn when heat stress is introduced during the different developmental stages. The research aims to identify genetic resiliency markers that may inform future ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Corn, Environmental Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture Department, Heat Stress, Kevin Begcy, Plant Stress, Pollen, PolliNATION, Research
New Episode from Naturally Florida – “The Sounds of Summer”
July 7, 2023
In this episode we explore some sounds of summer…grasshoppers, crickets, cicadas and more! How do they make calls? Why are they so loud? Are they really going to to take over the world every 17 years? Find out this and more in our latest ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural ResourcesTags: Grasshopper, Insects, Naturally Florida Podcast
Virtual CEUs this Summer
July 6, 2023
The UF/IFAS and FTGA are hosting the CEU Round Up on July 19, 20, 26 and 27. The webinars will be 1:00 pm-4:00 pm EST or 12:00 pm-3:00 CST. Each webinar will receive CEUs from FDACS, FNGLA and GCSAA. July 19 Agenda Pesticide ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: CEU, CEUs, Hwooten
Life Skills Learned by 4-H Judging Teams
July 6, 2023
Life Skills Learned by 4-H Judging Teamsby Tamara Dinkins, Agriculture Extension Office AdministratorLizzie Whitehead, Livestock AgentUF/IFAS Bradford County ExtensionDo you remember your first big purchase? For me, it was a car. I spent ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension