A new and innovative approach to Best Management Practices for fertilizer application known as 4R nutrient stewardship is available, to ensure the environmental, social, and economical sustainability of commercial crop production. This 3-page ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
A bacterium called "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" infects potatoes and tomatoes, causing zebra chip in potatoes and psyllid yellows in tomatoes. These disease are highly destructive and have been known to reduce yields by up to 85%. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Getting cattle to put on a lot of muscle quickly is a crucial part of a beef cattle operation's profitability. Growth promoting implants are one of the most cost-effective ways of increasing lean tissue in cattle and work by releasing hormones ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, LivestockLAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- Researchers with the University of Florida and several other institutions have found a way in laboratory tests to use 200 times less insecticide and yet still kill as many insects that carry the devastating citrus greening ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Stories let you share who you are with the world. Storytelling can help develop an organization's identity, improve interactions with the public, and foster teamwork. This 2-page fact sheet covers the basics of good storytelling and strategies ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Professional Development, Work & Life
Those who work in agriculture often face the challenge of explaining their work to people outside of their field. Identifying what your audience cares about is the first step in formulating a story you audience will understand and value. This ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Agriculturalists can use social media as a powerful tool for marketing their products and establishing a brand identity. The goal of this series is to help agriculturalists understand how social media can work for them. The series also discusses ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Professional Development, Work & LifeBeautiful weather and pleasant cool temperatures have made their way into the Florida panhandle in the last week. They will not stay long. It will be scorching hot again this year before the relief of fall settles in for good. As nice as the ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureIn 1920 a five-year epidemic of nailhead spot of tomato results in a drastic loss of fruit yields and quality in Florida. Five years later in 1925, the University of Florida established the Tomato Disease Laboratory in Palmetto on a 20-acre ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The United Nations has declared 2015 the “International Year of Soils” and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is recognizing this with its 16th annual Soil and Water Science ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research