If you want to know how best to prune a fruit tree or even how to plant one, Alicia Lamborn can do more than just tell you—she can take you out back and show you. Lamborn, a horticulture agent with the University of Florida Institute of ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS ExtensionGohar Umar Extension Agent FAMU Nature has a way of making life as easy as possible, but it will not happen fast so planning is critical to success. One means is by putting some plants (trap crops) which attract beneficial ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Pests & Disease
The 32nd annual Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show will be held on Wednesday, February 8th in the Agriculture Conference Center, at the Jackson County Extension Office, located at 2741 Pennsylvania Avenue, Marianna, Florida. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
2017 is shaping up to be another year of tight margins for cattle producers. As much as ranchers would like to limit expenses during market downturns, some expenditures can’t be postponed. Bulls fall into this category. The necessity of ... READ MORE
Category: AgriculturePlease see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Last summer, Cory Gillis found himself waking before dawn at the Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge, where he’d been assigned to track the breeding calls of the northern bobwhite ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchPlease see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists on Florida’s Big Bend coastline spend their careers studying local ecosystems and finding solutions to challenges such as oyster reef decline or the impacts of the Deepwater ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
By Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Jackson County Horticulture Agent. It seems like years ago that the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law, but it was actually 2011. With a new congress convening this week, and the inauguration ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm ManagementGAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) student who studies improvements to production and quality of grapes has been named UF’s second Cultivator at the 2017 Farm Foundation Round Table. Crystal ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS TeachingGet new employees certified before the spray season begins. Feb 2 at Ewing Irrigation in Ft Walton there will be a review and exam opportunity. For more information: 20217. However 2017 brings a few changes. In order to earn CEUs for a current ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development
Recommendations for your apiary in January: This calendar is meant to be a reference point for management, and is not comprehensive. The year-round Beekeeping Management Calendar can be found here: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in848 Additional ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease