Category: Agriculture

Protecting Livestock from Predators

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October 26, 2015

Predators are animals that kill and eat other animals, or prey. Predation is a natural process, and the only animals not considered predators are ones that strictly feed on plants. The first step in protecting livestock from predators is... ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agriculture, Agriculture Hot Topic, Black Bear, Coyotes, Domestic Dogs, Farm Management, Florida Panther, Florida Predators, Guard Dogs, Livestock, Livestock Protection, Predators

UF researcher: Rarest bat in the world lives in South Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 26, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Halloween comes around once a year, but for Holly Ober, a researcher with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science, an interest in a bat found nowhere else in the world but South Florida is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

Tropical Connections Fellow Ana Maria Bocsanczy shadows a UF-IFAS Dean

by mteplitski
October 23, 2015

As a part of their professional development, all Elsevier Tropical Connections Fellows have opportunities to shadow academic leaders. Dr. Bocsanczy was selected to shadow UF IFAS Dean Dr. Jackie Burns. We interviewed Ana Maria about her shadowing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Professional Development, Tropical Connections

Fertilization Tips for Cool-Season Pastures

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October 23, 2015

Prepare your land for winter grazing by closely grazing or mowing down the existing pasture in the fall, prior to planting. This results in less water, nutrient, and light competition with the emerging cool-season forages. You can also till ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Fertilization, Forage, Forage & Pasture, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture

Broomsedge Infestations are Highly Visible in Fall Pastures

by mjgo
October 23, 2015

It is common place now to see maturing broomsedge in our pasture and hayfields. Broomsedge bluestem (Andropogon virginicus) is not really a sedge at all, but a native grass. It seems to shoot up overnight after being inconspicuous for most ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Forage & Pasture, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Pest Management, Weeds

Guidelines for Purchasing and Using Commercial Natural Enemies and Biopesticides in North America

by Diana Hagan
October 23, 2015

This guide provides assistance in selecting, purchasing, and using commercially available natural enemies and biopesticides for managing pest problems. The guide assists in the identification of pests by habitat and lists types of natural enemies ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Pests & Disease
Tags: #ufbugs, Biological Control, Biopesticides, Entomology And Nematology Department, Integrated Pest Management, Lynn M. LeBeck, Norm C. Leppla, Pest Management

Ron O’Connor named National Friend of Extension

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 22, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ron O’Connor takes a hands-on approach to helping at University of Florida/IFAS Extension events, mentoring up and coming agriculture students, taking photographs and even securing grants for many projects. This ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Founder and Owner of Orlando’s East End Market to Speak at Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference

by Jose Perez
October 21, 2015

October 21, 2015; by Lana Nasser With November right around the corner, the Mid-Florida Specialty Crop Conference is swiftly approaching. The conference’s keynote speaker needs no introduction. He is a well-known, passionate advocate of sustainable ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events

Hundreds of students will learn what it takes to work in agriculture

by Ken Gioeli
October 20, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- More than 600 fourth-grade students are ready to learn about science, technology, engineering and math through the eyes of Marion County’s farming community this week during the University of Florida Marion County Extension’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Extension offices introduce tourism app for Escambia, Santa Rosa counties

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 20, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Want to know the best places to pick your own fruit, go white-water rafting or hiking in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties? There’s an app for that: Naturally EscaRosa. Naturally EscaRosa, a campaign to promote agritourism ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Tourism

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