GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Keeping in step with the U.S. economy, Florida land values took a major tumble in 2008, with some areas losing more than half of their 2007 worth. According to the annual Florida Land Value Survey, conducted by the University ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureCaption at bottom of page. Click here for high resolution. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Three women hop into their truck to begin their workday, and almost immediately begin dishing the dirt. No, really -- actual dirt. Spodosols, Histosols, Ultisols, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive SpeciesCaption at bottom of page. Click here for high resolution. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Chinese brake fern accumulates huge quantities of arsenic, but one of its genes caused a model plant to do just the opposite, a discovery that surprised University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive SpeciesBy: Mickie Anderson - (352) 273-3566 Source: Sydney Park Brown - spbrown@ufl.edu, (813) 757-2286 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With the nation's economy withering, University of Florida experts say many state residents are looking ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Source: Bob Hochmuth - bobhoch@ufl.edu, (386) 362-1725 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Today's economically spurred resurgence of the home vegetable grower can't entirely be dubbed a "return to the earth." ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifePesticide Mode of Action and Chemical FamiliesJason Ferrell, Assistant Professor, Extension Weed Specialist, University of Florida, Gainesville.Herbicide toxicity to plants and people will be addressed. Proper handling and pesticide safety will ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, TurfLa Niña conditions have recently returned to the Pacific Ocean. La Niña can be thought of as the opposite of El Niño and usually bring a warmer and drier spring season to Florida, central and lower Alabama and central and southern Georgia. La ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Source: Craig Watson - cawatson@ufl.edu, (813) 505-2625 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Spotted green puffer fish seldom reproduce in captivity, but University of Florida experts have created the first ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureUniversity of Florida specialists will be providing new information on landscape pests and pest management strategies, scouting and problem diagnosis for landscapes, as well as how to make bio-control work in the landscape. 4 CEUs provided: ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseThe 2009 UF Bee College is being held on March 20-21 in St. Augustine. The Bee College is the most extensive honey bee educational event in the Southeast. It includes over 40 lectures and workshops on honey bees and beekeeping. No experience ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension