GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- North Florida ranchers are being prodded to attend this year’s annual Beef and Forage Day at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna on Friday, Oct. 3. All things bull ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida today named Jackie Burns, the current director of UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, as its new dean for research for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A record number of American crocodile hatchlings have been counted in the Everglades National Park this summer -- a positive development for the threatened species, University of Florida scientists say. The American ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS Research
Healthful outdoor exercise, a feeling of accomplishment, and potential saving on the family food bill are good reasons why more and more Floridians are turning to home vegetable gardening. Usually, the most physically challenging part of ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
In the midst of your September strolls through natural Florida, you may come across this native beauty, the narrowleaf sunflower, Helianthus angustifolius. Another common name is swamp sunflower. I found this gorgeous patch in the photo close ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
Perilla mint (perilla frutescnes) aka Beefstakeplant is a toxic weed that typically grows in shady, to partially shaded areas, damp spots, woodland edges, and fence-lines of pastures in the Southeast. Positive identification of this ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
On Thursday August 21, 2014, twelve Innovative Farmers and Ranchers were recognized by University of Florida IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida at the Jefferson County Opera House, in Monticello. This is the fourth year these ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureMonarch butterflies are an ambassador of the insect world. We have all seen a monarch butterfly, brilliant orange and black flying gracefully from flower to flower in our landscapes. Many of us take for granted this gossamer visitor, and think ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
In order to legally apply pesticides to the interior of your employer's building you must be licensed by the state of Florida. The next opportunity to attend a review and exam class is September 30, 2014 in Chipley. For more information: Structural ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional DevelopmentGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers are turning to the old-fashioned method of steaming to help treat citrus greening, a disease devastating citrus trees throughout Florida. Reza Ehsani and his UF Institute of Food and ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research