Duty To Fence Although Florida does not require livestock owners to fence their property, those animals must not be permitted to stray onto public roads & you could be liable for anything that happens to someone who interacts with that ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Introduction Bull selection contributes more genetic impact in a beef herd than any other practice and can be an important tool in long term herd management and improvement if utilized to its full extent. Conversely, repeated use of poor quality ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Join us for a field day at Hibernia Nursery where UF/IFAS Extension will demonstrate new production technologies in irrigation, watering stations and pest control. An irrigation control system has been developed at the University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
APOPKA, Fla. – Debalina Saha, an environmental horticulture graduate assistant at the University of Florida, has always wanted to study how different mulches and herbicides affect weed growth. Her tenacity has paid off: Saha placed first in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingIn order to have a healthy and vigorous stand of bahia or bermudagrass, Spring fertilizer applications are made. These application rates are calculated by first understanding how much of a given nutrient is present in the soil and available ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock
Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) is a short-lived annual herb with bright green, feathery, flat leaves that look very similar to flat-leaved parsley. Leaves can be harvested at will after they grow to a mature size and then continuously as ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
Bracken Fern is a common perennial fern that is found across the United States. Its ability to grow well is both dry and moist soils, as well as along tree lines, in wooded areas, and around buildings, make it a well-adapted ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & DiseaseThe Highlands County Master Gardeners have been working hard all year for what should culminate as their best plant sale ever. Saturday, November 18th from 9 am until 3 pm they will be filling the Bert J Harris Agriculture Civic Center's OS ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture
You Have To Love What You Do It is not as common as it used to be for a man to work 5-years at a job. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of recognizing Mr. David Austin with his 5-Years of service pen and certificate from Highlands County. "I ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
The UF Honey Bee Lab is constantly striving to improve our extension programs in an effort to be more effective and approachable to beekeepers across Florida. Because of this, we are making some significant changes to where and when we hold ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources