Driving through rural parts of the Panhandle this time of year, one will find pastures with thick green canopies, exploding with the yellow-gold flowers. Perennial peanut is in bloom. This is a highly nutritional forage option for livestock, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Long before she joined the Jackson County 4-H Livestock Club, Caitlin Caudill liked to pretend she was a veterinarian, treating her teddy bear or stuffed cow for a make-believe illness or injury. When she turned 11 and got her first real cow—a ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ExtensionPesticides in Agriculture Pesticides are an important tool for farmers to control unwanted insect pests. In recent years many commonly used pesticides have been shown to be dangerous to bees that they come into contact with. Honey bees ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchCaitlin Caudill GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Long before she joined the Jackson County 4-H Livestock Club, Caitlin Caudill liked to pretend she was a veterinarian, treating her teddy bear or stuffed cow for a make-believe illness or injury. When ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
During most of this last year, Suwannee County farmer Sammy Starling never had to guess when he did—or didn’t—need to water his corn. With a new smart-agriculture technology, he could access soil moisture readings right from his phone, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterLIVE OAK, Fla. --- During most of this last year, Suwannee County farmer Sammy Starling never had to guess when he did—or didn’t—need to water his corn. With a new smart-agriculture technology, he could access soil moisture readings ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionAn exciting opportunity is coming to DPM students in 2017! For the first time in our program’s history, DPM students will have an opportunity to study abroad in Ecuador. Students will get to learn about tropical crops, agricultural practices, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS TeachingAnn Blount & Jose Dubeux, North Florida Research and Education Center; Patricio Munoz, Ali Babar, Kevin Kenworthy, and Ken Quesenberry, Department of Agronomy; and Joao Vendramini, Range Cattle Research and Education Center Seed availability ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureWhen one thinks of hops, one most likely thinks first of beer. The brewing of beer, and especially its subsequent consumption, are likely to eclipse thoughts of any other part of the process that brings such a tasty beverage to the table. ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureGarima Kakkar, UF/IFAS, St Lucie County Extension, Fort Pierce; Joe Funderburk, UF/IFAS, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy; Scott Adkins, USDA-ARS, Horticultural Research Laboratory, Fort Pierce The thrips-transmitted tospoviruses ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture