Category: Agriculture

4-H Youth Grow for the Community at the Public Library Food Forest

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
June 9, 2023

Wakulla 4-H members started a Food Forest Garden at the Wakulla County Public Library in 2020. Adult volunteers and youth volunteers embraced an outdoor activity with a purpose. The club studied permaculture and the layered garden concept ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Cooking, Food Forest, Gardening, Grants, Rain Barrels, Youth

“Kill the Weed Before it Seeds.”

by Grantly Ricketts
June 9, 2023

Between June 1st and September 30th, Florida experienced most of its annual rainfall. We love the rain because the plants are naturally irrigated, but sometimes, we wish to put the rain on a timer. Unfortunately, the rain also irrigates the ... READ MORE

Category: Lawn, Pests & Disease, Turf,
Tags: Weed Control

Marigold Field trial in FULL PRODUCTION

by Karen Stauderman
June 9, 2023

This is the second video from the UF/IFAS Marigold Extension Field Trial. Fast forward 3 1/2 months! Time flies! The Marigold cut flower field trial is in full production. I’m collecting flower data every two weeks to monitor flower size, ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cut Flower, Field Trial, Marigolds

UF scientists see bright future as they seek savory strawberries – and high yield

by Brad Buck
June 8, 2023

Strawberry consumers love the fruit’s sweet flavor, and University of Florida scientists are trying to meet that desire, while also helping growers produce high yields. But genes and volatile compounds that control flavor are difficult ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: AI, Aroma, Artificial Intelligence, Flavor, Genetics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Kevin Wang, Mark Porter, Plant Breeding Ph.D. Program, Precision Ag, Seonghee Lee, Strawberries, Strawberry Breeding, Strawberry Genome, Taste Panels, Vance Whitaker

The Start of a Marigold Flower Field Trial

by Karen Stauderman
June 7, 2023

Hi! I’m Karen Stauderman, a Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent for the University of Florida based out of Volusia County. Often in extension, we receive lots of questions on what to grow in Florida to make money or what may be successful ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Cut Flower, Field Trial, Flowers, Marigolds

St Augustine Grass- Did You Know?

by Grantly Ricketts
June 7, 2023

A wide selection of St Augustine grass cultivars is available on the market. The wide selection brings about versatility. Some cultivars, such as Bitterblue, ProVista and CitraBlue, will do well in partial shade, while Floratam needs full sun. ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf,
Tags: St Augustine Identification

La popularidad de la cerveza artesanal sigue en aumento y un cervecero de Florida elogia la investigación de UF sobre lúpulos

by Luz Bahder
June 7, 2023

Creado por Brad Buck, sénior especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Lucas Frank empezó a elaborar cerveza en su casa en el 2010 y para el 2019 decidió cambiar de carrera después de trabajar en el sector de salud durante 20 años. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cascade, Cervecero, Cerveza, Cerveza Artesanal, Cultivado En Florida, Dia Del Lupulo, Español, GCREC, Iluminacion LED, Investigacion, Lucas Frank, Lupulo, Shinsuke Agehara, Spanish, Zhanao Deng

¡Ya huele a café! Una investigación sobre la producción de café en Florida

by Luz Bahder
June 6, 2023

Creado por Kirsten Romaguera, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Estados Unidos se encuentra entre las principales naciones consumidoras de café del mundo, importando en gran medida sus granos favoritos de países sudamericanos ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Cafe, Centro De Inteligencia Artificial Aplicada A La Agricultura, Español, Felipe Ferrao, Genes, Guilherme Locatelli, Horticultura, Incaper, Investigacion, IRREC, Jonathan Crane, Lorenzo Rossi, Marcio Resende, Patricio Munoz, Programa De Fitomejoramiento, Sabor, SEEDIT, Spanish, TREC, UF Sensory Laboratory, UF-IFAS, Werner Collante, William Hammond

Common Crop Insects Pests Worldwide

by Yvonne Florian
June 6, 2023

June 6th is World Pest Day. And what better way to “celebrate” the pests which eat our crops than to expose their wicked ways. We should be aware that, around the world, we all fight some of the same insect pests. The following are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Cotton, Crop Pests, Garden Pests, Vegetable Insects

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