Category: Agriculture
Buying Florida Seafood
March 27, 2014
Elizabeth Shephard, Family and Consumer Science Agent Buying local Florida seafood can be a great and rewarding experience as long as you follow some simple tips. Where to Buy Seafood Florida seafood can be found in a variety of places: ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Work & LifeTags: Agriculture, Brevardco, Classes, Local Food, Seafood
Centennial Anniversary Crop Block Party
March 25, 2014
Celebrating the 100-year anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 that created the National Cooperative Extension Service FAMU/Extension Teleconference Center "Agriculture Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Feeding and Beautifying the World" April ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsTags: Agriculture, Categories, Participation, Party
Titi In Bloom This Spring
March 25, 2014
Black Titi (also known as Spring Titi or Buckwheat Tree (Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Britton ex Sarg. is a native shrub or tree that can be found growing along streams and boggy areas of the Florida Panhandle. It can ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Native Plants, Native Trees, Panhandle Gardening, Trees
Organic Gardening Starts With The Soil
March 25, 2014
What does it mean to grow gardens organically? It depends upon who you talk to. The simple answer is that organic gardeners only use animal or plant-based fertilizers rather than synthetic. It also means use of natural pest control devoid ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureTags: Edible Landscape, Garden Design, Organic Gardening, Panhandle Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
Aquatic and Natural Areas Pesticide Training and Exams
March 24, 2014
Pesticide Training and Exams being offered at the University of Florida IFAS Okaloosa County Extension Office. March 31, 2014 8am-11am Aquatic Pesticide Training 11am Aquatic Exam 1pm-4pm Natural Areas Training 4pm ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Aquatic, Areas, Exams, Natural, Panhandle Outdoors, Pesticide, Training
Container Gardening
March 23, 2014
Tallahassee Democrat Friday, March 21, 2014 By Taylor Vandiver In a world of limited time and space, container gardens seem to make more and more sense. Poor soil and no place to put plants in the ground are no longer good ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, HorticultureTags: Bark And Coir Fiber, January -March 2014, Peat Moss, Perlite, Vermiculite
New on Featured Creatures! Aster leafminer moth.
March 22, 2014
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: Leucospilapteryx venustella (Clemens) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) is a small, mostly light brown moth that during its ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & DiseaseTags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert
Aquatic and Natural Areas Pesticide Training and Exams
March 21, 2014
Pesticide Training and License Exams being offered at the University of Florida IFAS Extension Okaloosa County Office. March 31, 2014 8am-11am Aquatic Pest Control Training 11am Aquatic Pest Control Exam 1pm-4pm Natural ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Aquatic Pesticide License, CEU's Offered, Educational Training, Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management
New on Featured Creatures! Potato tuberworm.
March 21, 2014
We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The potato tuberworm Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), also known as potato tuber moth or tobacco splitworm, is an oligophagous ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & DiseaseTags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert, UF-IFAS Pest Alert