GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Need a creative way to teach students about Florida’s ecosystems? How about tracking the journey of an invasive plant or putting together a puzzle of freshwater plants? The University of Florida’s Institute of Food ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Are you interested in learning about new advances in nematode control? Would you like to get a glimpse at the new turfgrass cultivars that are being developed? The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Safety training videos can be a useful way to ensure that workers receive vital information as part of a complete training program. However, learning and understanding requires more than just watching a video. The goal of safety training ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
October marks the true beginnings of fall-like weather, so it’s time to start planting for the cooler months ahead. Use these gardening suggestions based on the Florida climate zones to see what you can plant this month. Find out which ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, SFYL Hot TopicGeographic conditions have a major impact on the growing season of any given area. Florida is indeed blessed to have such diverse and healthy growing times. In fact, Florida is one of the few states divided into three plant and hardiness zones ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureRight-of-Way and Natural Areas Pest Management Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Okaloosa County Facility Maintenance Auditorium 5479 Old Bethel Rd Crestview, FL 32536 $10.00 11:30 - 12:00 Registration 12:00 - 12:50 Managing ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional DevelopmentSaundra TenBroeck, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida One of the indices of the health of the horse industry has been foal registration data. When we study trends over the last 30 years we see a classic “Economics 101” ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureIMMOKALEE, Fla. --- University of Florida Agricultural Economist Fritz Roka is putting into action the adage “When you know better, you do better.” Roka and his team from UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are leading ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionLa Mosca Oriental de la Fruta es una plaga atacando la agricultura local del condado de Miami-Dade en Florida. Si Ud tiene preguntas acerca de la Mosca oriental de la fruta (Oriental fruit fly en inglés) y como afecta a la agricultura en ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureLIVE OAK, Fla. --- In between seasons of corn, peanut, and cotton, North Florida farmers were interested in growing a rotation crop that could withstand the wilting heat of summer and be harvested by machine. So, since 2011, University of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research