Category: Agriculture

Cool Temperature Turf Grass Management

by Leslie Nicole Munroe

November 15, 2021

It may seem laughable to most Americans that Florida does experience a "real winter". However, there are many who are very aware that the temperatures have dropped and that their plants are reacting to this change. The Master Gardeners often ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf
Tags: Cool Weather Lawn, Florida Friendly Lawn, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, St Augustine Grass, Turf Dormancy, Water Wise

Maintain the value of your stored forage

by lbutler

November 12, 2021

Hay may be a less costly source of nutrition for livestock producers and it is the most common stored feed source. Producing quality hay is a task that involves time, energy, and expense. Every year more than 60 million acres in the U.S. are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forage Storage, Hay, Hay Storage

What’s Growing On?: Submitting Quality Soil Samples

by brittanyacouncil

November 11, 2021

The purpose of plant and soil sampling is to identify what nutrients are prevalent or lacking that the plant or soil may need to thrive. Plant infection can be a result of diseases, pests, lack of nutrients from soils, and simply being planted ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension

Holy Sweetpotato Batman

by Wendy Mussoline

November 9, 2021

A colorful array... Like Joseph's coat of many colors, what better vegetable to brighten up your Thanksgiving meal! Orange, white, yellow and purple-flesh sweetpotatoes are coming out of the ground in Live Oak, Hastings, and Fort Pierce at ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Cultivar, LSU, NC State, Purple-flesh, Sweet Potato

Mislevy

by Kalan Taylor

November 9, 2021

Livestock producers know that the health and abundance of a quality forage can directly affect the health and productivity of their livestock. Thus, livestock producers often think of themselves as “forage farmers” because they spend a large ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Forages, Livestock, Mislevy Bermudagrass

What happened at the Cold Tolerant Citrus Production Workshop

by Lisa Strange

November 8, 2021

EVENT: 85 guests attended the Cold Tolerant Citrus Production workshop on September 30, 2021, at the Taylor County Extension Office. Georgia County Extension Agent, Jake Price, ‘New Varieties’ by UF/IFAS Professor of Horticulture Sciences, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Trees, Cold Tolerant Citrus, Georgia Citrus, Taylor County, What Happened At The Cold Tolerant Citrus Production Workshop, Workshop

November 2021 Florida Master Naturalist Coastal Shoreline Restoration Course Graduates

by Ken Gioeli

November 5, 2021

The UF/IFAS Extension offices in St. Lucie, Martin and Escambia Counties congratulates the newest graduates of the Florida Master Naturalist Program Coastal Shoreline Restoration course in November 2021. On Friday November 5, 2021, thirteen ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Coast, Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Florida Master Naturalist, Graduate

Signup open for NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program

by Kevin O'Horan

November 4, 2021

The Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture sent the following information Nov. 02, re the conservation stewardship program: For Immediate Release Contact: Renee Bodine, 352-338-9565 NRCS in Florida Announces ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources
Tags: Conservation Stewardship Program, Featured, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Pgm_SWCD, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, USDA

Still Time Left for Treats

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier

November 4, 2021

This is the last weekend of our fall special CEU sale. Get your CEU's while you still Can. There is Still Time Left for Treats, even if your Halloween candy is all gone. We have just renewed several of our courses and can happily announce the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, CEU Sale, Pesticide Information Office

Protecting pollinators around the backyard

by Jonael Bosques

November 4, 2021

We have all read how important pollinators are to an ecosystem. We have also heard of all the causes for the decline of several species, but maybe we haven’t sat down to think of what we can do to improve their health around our homes. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Backyard, Bee, Biodiversity, Butterflies, Cover Crops, Extension, Flowers, IFAS, Nectar, Pesticide, Plant, Pollinator, Pollinator Garden, Protection, UF, Wasp, Wildlife

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