Category: Agriculture

CALS Leadership Institute Student Reflects on Hispanic Heritage Month

by teresasuits

October 1, 2020

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 each year to recognize Hispanic Americans. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is recognizing Hispanic students and their stories ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Hispanic Heritage Month, Leadership, Student

Barrel Racing – Horse Herald

by Alicia Halbritter

October 1, 2020

Barrel Racing Spotlight Learn about the riding discipline, barrel racing, in this months edition of the Horse Herald! Sign up to receive the Horse Herald to your email here! READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Animals, Farm, FL., Horse Health, Horse Herald, Horse Management, Horses, Livestock, NFLAG

Lantana – Wild Weeds

by Alicia Halbritter

October 1, 2020

Wild Weeds - Weed of the Month Lantana Lantana camara Lantana is a tricky plant in natural areas. There is a Florida native lantana, L. depressa, but unfortunately it is now considered endangered. Majority of lantana found in natural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: FL., Forestry, Landscaping, Native Plants, Natural Resources, NFLAG, Pasture, Perennials, Plants, Pollinators, Species Spotlight, Weeds, Wild Weeds, Wildflowers

Funding the Future of Florida Feed

by IFAS Advancement

September 30, 2020

Florida’s feed industry works to support food and feed safety, nutrition and the environment, and it plays a critical role in the production of healthy, wholesome products. The Florida Feed Association, Inc., generously created an endowment ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Florida Feed, Scholarship, UF/IFAS Animal Sciences

Florida Gateway Fair Coloring Contest

by Heather Janney

September 30, 2020

Florida Gateway Fair's Coloring Contest has taken on a new spin this year! The Ichetucknee Partnership has partnered with UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County this year to develop some fun pages. The Florida Gateway Fair Coloring Contest will feature ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Crops, Curriculum
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Clubs, 4-H Virtual, 4-H Youth Development, 4-Hers, Club Meetings, Clubs, Life Skills, STEM, Youth Development

UF/IFAS scientists to develop methodology for measuring crop evapotranspiration using sensors, drones, artificial intelligence

by Lourdes Mederos

September 30, 2020

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The sight of sprinklers running on a rainy day is not uncommon in Florida. The same goes for seeing landscapes scorched by the sun during one of Florida’s sweltering days when irrigation schedules were left unmodified ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Haimanote Bayabil, IFAS NEWS, TREC, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News

Weed of the Week: Long-Stalked Phyllanthus

by Yuvraj

September 30, 2020

Welcome to Weed Science Wednesday, a weekly series aimed at helping homeowners and horticulture professionals better identify and manage common landscape weeds in Florida. The weed of this week is long-stalked phyllanthus (Phyllanthus ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Apopka, Chris Marble, Edis, Environmental Horticulture, Extension, Florida Water, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flowers, Greenhouse, Herbicides, Horticulture, Landscape, Marble, MREC, UF, Ufmrec, Weed Control, Weed Science, Weed Wednesday, Yuvraj Khamare

Weekly “What is it?”: Gallberry

by Samantha Murray

September 30, 2020

There is possibly no more ubiquitous plant in the Florida woods than gallberry (Ilex glabra). One of at least ten native holly species found in wetlands and uplands throughout the state, it is a relatively unremarkable shrub except for its ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Natural Resources
Tags: Weekly What Is It

CALS Alumnus Highlight: Bernie LeFils

by Olivia Doyle

September 30, 2020

University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumnus Bernie LeFils is a 2011 graduate of the Food and Resource Economics (FRE) Department currently working as a Certified Public Accountant and a registered investment advisor. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, CALS Alumni, Career Services, Careers, Food And Resource Economics, Fre

Growing Gilchrist Vol. 1 October 2020

by Tyler Pittman, PhD, CWB

September 30, 2020

Growing Gilchrist is a new quarterly newsletter and monthly column in the Gilchrist Journal provided by the University of Florida/IFAS Gilchrist County Extension office. Growing Gilchrist has been developed in hopes to provide our community ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Gardening

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