GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers were honored on May 19 for outstanding work in agricultural sciences, including creating new patents, new plants and fruits, and finding ways to combat diseases. The ceremony for the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchFanny Iriarte, Mathews Paret, and Gary Knox University of Florida, North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy Basic Information Boxwoods (Buxusspp.) are commercially important evergreen ornamental plants with an annual market value ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureIf life were simple, one of its advantages would be that an apiary could be established and the beehives would never have to be moved. But life isn’t simple, and beekeepers need to move their bees for various reasons. They may need to be ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe next generation of agriculture Best Management Practices (BMPs) will likely include new soil mapping technologies. Resulting maps are increasingly being used to guide variable applications of irrigation, fertilizer, herbicides, and pesticides ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture"Discover the Clover Workshop" has been set for Thursday, June 4, 2015. For More Information click here. READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsThe proverbial picnic scene aside, ants are pests all of us have to deal with from time to time. Both inside and outside our homes, they feed on and contaminate our food, they build ugly mounds on our lawns, and some ants can inflict painful ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureSummer is here, along with its heat, humidity, drought and stress! One easy way to garden during summer is to use succulents and other drought adapted plants. Succulents are heat-adapted, water-efficient plants often associated with deserts ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureGenerally, beef herd pregnancy rates after a 60–120-day breeding season tend to range from 80 to 94 percent. Pregnancy diagnosis identifies the 6–20 percent of open cows in the herd so they can be culled after their calves at side are ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureYou may have heard about avian Influenza, otherwise known as "bird flu" in the news over the past few years. Bird flu is a virus, and is in the same class of viruses (Type A) that cause swine flu, equine flu, and human flu. Just as with human ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureBy: Scott Jackson UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Extension Agent for Bay County The 2015 red snapper season opens this weekend so it’s time to get ready. With a bag limit of two red snapper per angler per day you'll want to make the most out of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources