Category: Agriculture

Douse Those Pests With Oil!

by Mary Salinas
November 4, 2013

For centuries, people annoyed with plant pests have used oils to control insects, mites, and even some fungal diseases. Current oil products are better than ever! Commercially available horticultural oils are mineral oils from refined petroleum ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Citrus, Disease, Edible Landscape, Fall 2013, Fruit Trees, Insect, Insects, Oil, Ornamental Shrubs, Palm Care, Panhandle Gardening, Pest, Professional Horticulture, Winter 2013

Fertilizer Explained

by Ken Gioeli
November 4, 2013

Fertilizers are manufactured from a wide variety of materials to supply plant nutrients. Once these materials are mixed, it becomes difficult to distinguish the materials present. In the past, a few unscrupulous ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: Fertilizer, Ornamental Shrubs, Panhandle Gardening, Professional Horticulture, Soil Management, Vegetable Gardening

Wildlife is on the Move in Florida’s Fall and Winter

by Judy Biss
November 1, 2013

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Category: Agriculture
Tags: Natural Resources, Panhandle Agriculture, Wildlife

Agricultural Innovator: Calhoun County

by Blake Thaxton
November 1, 2013

On Friday August 9, 2013, 13 Innovative Farmers and Ranchers were recognized by University of Florida IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida at the Jackson County Agricultural Conference Center in Marianna. This is the third ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Ag Innovator, Awards & Recognition, Calhoun County, Panhandle Agriculture

Autumn and Winter Feeding of Honey Bees

by Erin Reichel
November 1, 2013

Normally a well-managed colony will require little supplemental feeding, but such feeding, when it is necessary, may determine the ultimate survival of the colony. Ensuring that bees always have an adequate food supply is a form of insurance, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Beekeeping, Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture, Winter Feeding

New on Featured Creatures! Rugose spiraling whitefly. By Kumar, McKenzie, Mannion, Stocks, Smith, and Osborne.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
October 30, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: A new addition on the list of whitefly species found in Florida, Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin, was originally called ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: FDACS-DPI, Featured Creatures, Invasive Species, Ornamentals, Pest Alert, Whiteflies

New on Featured Creatures! Cabbage aphid. By Gill, Garg and Gillett-Kaufman.

by Jennifer Gillett-Kaufman
October 29, 2013

We are pleased to announce a new article on Featured Creatures! Take a sneak peek with this excerpt from the article: The cabbage aphid belongs to the genus Brevicoryne from Latin “brevi” and “coryne” and which loosely translates ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Featured Creatures, Pest Alert

PBS Video on UF/IFAS Fruit and Vegetable Breeding Programs

by Matthew Orwat
October 25, 2013

Florida Crossroads made a 28 minute video entitled “Seeds of Change” featuring the IFAS plant breeding efforts to create new varieties of blueberries, strawberries, tomatoes, and other crops, and the ways these programs have influenced ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Fruit, Horticulture, Panhandle Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Vegetables

Cover Crops

by bearden
October 25, 2013

Cover crops have been used by agricultural producers for thousands of years. However, we have seen a decline in cover crop use over the past century, as the use of commercial fertilizers have increased. Even though they are readily available ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Best Management Practices (BMPs), Conservation, Cover Crop, Fertility, Field Crops, Organic, Panhandle Agriculture, Water Issue

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