Category: Agriculture

UF/IFAS using box tax money to battle citrus greening

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 15, 2015

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- In the next three months, Florida citrus growers will have to decide whether to extend for another six years the citrus box tax, the proceeds of which help to pay for citrus greening research at the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Development Foundation, Citrus Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS hosting Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference in January

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 14, 2015

APOPKA, Fla. --- Florida agriculture and food industries are among the largest economic contributors in the state. Agricultural producers manage 9.5 million acres, growing more than 300 commodities, including everything from citrus and cows ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Your Florida Garden in “Winter”

by Samantha Murray
December 14, 2015

Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, Pinellas County It’s almost winter, even though we have had balmy weather lately. While some Central Florida winter days are warm, others can bring cold winds, frosts, and even freezes. These conditions ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Work & Life
Tags: Cold Protection, Edible Gardening, Edibles, Florida Gardening, Freeze, Frost, Garden, Gardening, Herb Garden, Herb Gardening, Herbs, Irrigation, Landscape, Lawn, Pruning, Shrub Pruning, Tree Pruning, Vegetable, Vegetable Garden, Vegetable Gardening, Watering, Winter Gardening

Improving the Precision of Blueberry Frost Protection Irrigation

by Diana Hagan
December 2, 2015

In Florida, early-ripening southern highbush blueberry cultivars allow growers to take advantage of high prices in the early market before other states can compete with higher volumes of berries sold at lower prices. That advantage comes with ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Blueberry, Cold Protection And Chilling Damage, Food And Resource Economics Department, Jeffrey Williamson, Mercy Olmstead, Tatiana Borisova, Tori Bradley

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