Category: Agriculture

Taking the guesswork out of watering the lawn (Part 3)

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 26, 2017

In this multi-part series, we’re taking the guesswork out of watering the lawn. (For earlier segments, see Part 1 and Part 2.) In this post, we’ll continue looking at soil moisture sensors, discussing the importance of correct sensor placement. Location, ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Irrigation, Saving Water, Smart Irrigation, Smart Water Application Technoligy, Soil Moisture Sensor, Sprinklers, SWAT, Turf, Water Conservation

Some Insight on the Holiday Roast

by JK Yarborough
December 26, 2017

One of the Holiday Traditions is to prepare a Holiday Roast. But how much do you know about your Roast? Here is a little more information on meat fabrication and preparation. When beef, or any meat for that matter, is harvested it is cut ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Beef, Cuts Of Meat, Roast

Hey…It’s Time for Hay (or Roughage)

by laurahbennett
December 20, 2017

With the recent heavy frost, there are now management decisions to be made for cattle, horse, and goat owners alike especially where roughage is concerned. If your stocking rates (#animals per acre) are low, your standing forage (roughage) will ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Hay, Horse, Livestock

An overview of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

by De Broughton
December 20, 2017

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Carolyn Saft, Integrated Pest Management, Integrated Weed Management, Jane Griffin, Natural Resources

Solutions to citrus greening top 10 2017 UF/IFAS stories

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 20, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – From lobsters to oranges, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences embraced stories of resilience and change during 2017. The top 10 stories for UF/IFAS during 2017 include finding ways to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Beaks, Beetle, Citrus, IFAS, News, Plants, Top 10

Season’s greetings from UF/IFAS Advancement!

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December 20, 2017

We are grateful for all the support for students, faculty, research, and Extension we received over the past year, and look forward to Going Greater in 2018. From our outstanding students to our cutting-edge research, you know you ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Give, IFAS, UF, Year-end Giving

Gardener grows legacy of generosity with special donation

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 19, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gardeners seek out the University of Florida IFAS Extension Master Gardener program to expand their love of gardening with a commitment to serve their community. But when the time spent fundraising for the program crowded ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: IFAS, Legacy Fund, Master Gardener

UF assistant professor wins national agronomy award for innovative sugarcane research

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 19, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida plant scientist, who has created varieties of sugarcane that are grown across more than 90 percent of Florida and in several Central American countries, has been given a national award for his innovative ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Everglades Research And Education Center, IFAS, News, Sugarcane

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