Horses Should Sweat Like a Horse Unlike cows, pigs and dogs which primarily use respiration to dissipate heat, the primary way horses, and of course humans, stay cool in hot weather is through evaporation of sweat. In environments with high ... READ MORE
Category: AgriculturePerennial Peanut Field Day Saturday, July 23rd, 2016 9:30 AM EST Registration - $10 per person UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, Florida The Perennial Peanut Producers Association and the University of Florida are ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Looking out over thousands of acres of tomatoes, Miguel Talavera, director of East Coast growing operations at Pacific Tomato Grower, Ltd., marvels at the narrow lanes of fruit that are thriving in the hot Florida sun. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchFORT PIERCE, Fla. --- The toughest part of wrangling a Burmese python is not pinning it down, but getting the entire 7-foot long snake into the cotton snake bag, said Ellen Butler, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Gary England has been named director of the UF/IFAS Hastings Agricultural Extension Center in Hastings, Florida. The center is a resource for residents and agricultural producers in northeast Florida, a region known for both potatoes and surging ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
When Diane Musil put in three acres of grazing pasture for her horses five years ago, she had more grass than she could mow. But over time, weeds began to take over, and bald patches appeared. The pasture was not the lush, green plot it used ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ExtensionPublic policies, in general, are intended to guide decision-making related to the development of programs and services at all government levels. Food Policy Councils have been formed locally, statewide and nationally to allow stakeholders ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureAUGUSTINE, Fla. --- When Diane Musil put in three acres of grazing pasture for her horses five years ago, she had more grass than she could mow. But over time, weeds began to take over, and bald patches appeared. The pasture was not the lush, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionThere are two factors that play an integral role in distinguishing between populations within a species. First, an organism’s geography restricts its ability to disperse. Individuals in adjacent populations migrate between one another at ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchNAPLES, Fla. --- The quietest kid at the Southwest Florida Weather Camp beamed as his miniature hot air balloon rose above the other balloons launched by his fellow campers. “His balloon went up the highest and went farther than anyone ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life