Category: Agriculture

Gator Nation Giving Day in Broward County

by Alexandra Goetz

February 15, 2023

Giving to the Gator Nation isn't just for Gainesville It's often said that "The Gator Nation is everywhere". Many people don't realize just how true that is here in Florida. All 67 counties of Florida have a piece of the university in them- ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: 4-H, Alexandra Goetz, Broward 4-H, Broward County, Extension, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Youth

Call for Submissions: 2023 UF/IFAS 4-H Honey Bee Essay Competition

by Amy Vu

February 15, 2023

Attention, UF/IFAS 4-H'ers! The UF/IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory (UF HBREL) is currently accepting submissions in response to the 2023 American Beekeeping Federation Foundation 4-H competition call for entries. Since national ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Crops, Curriculum, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #ufbugs, 4-H, 4H, Beekeeping, Bees, Bug, Entomology, Honey Bee, Honey Bees, Honeybee, Insects, UF-IFAS, UFHoneyBeeLab, UFIFASExtension

February is Time to Control Summer Annual Lawn Weeds

by llw5479

February 14, 2023

Timing of preemergence herbicide applications to prevent warm-season lawn weeds such as crabgrass should be during mid-February to March 1 when day temperatures reach 65 to 70˚ F for four to five consecutive days. This generally coincides with ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf
Tags: Lawn Weeds, Preemergence Herbicides, Summer Annual Lawn Weeds

Are you a keeper?

by David Austin

February 14, 2023

By Amanda Johnson/ guest blogger Are you interested in learning about beekeeping and the important role that honey bees play in our ecosystem? Look no further! The Heartland Beekeepers Association is offering a Beginner Beekeeping Class for ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Beekeeping, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Honey, Insects, Master Gardener Volunteers, PolliNATION, Pollinator Plants

Mango Anthracnose and its Management

by Amir Rezazadeh

February 14, 2023

Introduction In Florida, anthracnose is one of the most severe mango diseases. The most serious consequences of anthracnose are observed in regions where it rains throughout the flowering and fruiting periods of mango. Colletotrichum gloeosporioides ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes
Tags: Anthracnose, Mango, Mango Anthracnose, Mango Disease

Aprendiendo de Abejas: Mini-serie en audio para el apicultor principiante

by Jonael Bosques

February 14, 2023

No es noticia que Florida sigue urbanizándose. A diaro se estima que mas de mil personas se transladan al estado por multiples razones incluyendo su clima subtropical, y sus vastos recursos naturales. Con este constante desarrollo, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Abejas, Agricultura, Agriculture, Apicultura, Bosques, Ciencia, Cria, Crianza, Educación, Enjambre, Español, Extension, Farming, Fincas, Florida, Hardee, Livestock, Podcast, Produciendo, UF-IFAS, Video

A case study in reducing nutrient inputs without reducing grain corn yield

by egmatcham

February 14, 2023

By: Emma Matcham, Lakesh Sharma, George Hochmuth, and Anthony Drew An on-farm fertilizer demonstration project was conducted in 2014 on a field in Levy County to assess the impact of reducing fertilizer application rates on grain corn yield ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Corn, Fertilizer, Nitrogen

The Importance of Beekeeping and Polk County 4-H Beginner Beekeeping Workshop

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado

February 13, 2023

Beekeeping is an important aspect of agriculture in Florida and offers numerous opportunities for youth to learn and develop important life skills. By participating in a beginner beekeeping class, youth can develop skills such as communication, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, 4-H & Youth, Beekeeping, Bees, Honeybees, Polk Small Farms, Polk4H, UF/IFAS Polk County

Assembling a PPE Kit

by Entomology Emily

February 13, 2023

Hello Avid Readers! Welcome back to our series for Pesticide Safety Education Month! This, the second blog of our 2023 series, will teach applicators how to assemble a PPE kit. However, it is VERY IMPORTANT to note that there is no such thing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Emily Kraus, National Pesticide Safety Education Month, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Label, Pesticide Safety Education, Pesticides, PPE, Safety

Master Gardener Volunteers are planning their annual clearance plant sale

by David Austin

February 10, 2023

By Master Gardener Volunteer/Guest Blogger, Mary Frances Meier The Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteers will offer a spring plant sale on Saturday, February 25, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agriculture ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Agriculture, Gardening, Highlands County, Hometown Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteers, PolliNATION, Pollinator Plants, UF IFAS Extension

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