We are pleased to announce a new mealybug Featured Creatures! a mealybug, Phenacoccus multicerarii Granara de Willink Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI) inspector Lisa Hassell ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & DiseaseAs of January 2014 all companies applying fertilizer, commercially “for hire”, will be required to hold a fertilizer applicators license. In order to obtain this license you must first become GI-BMP certified. 2014 isn’t that far away. ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- One of the world’s fastest growing agricultural industries, goat farming, is plagued by deadly intestinal parasites, particularly the barber’s pole worm – a pest that poses great danger to the goat-farming industry ... READ MORE
Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS ResearchWild hogs are a nuisance to farmers, timberland owners and even subdivision residents. With recent rains, wild hogs are expanding their ranges and looking for new feeding areas. The time to control wild hogs on the farm is before the crop ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureKudzu Bugs Confirmed for the First Time in Washington County Florida UF / IFAS Extension Entomologist Lyle Buss confirmed that the Kudzu Bug, Megacopta cribraria is present in Washington County Several samples were collected ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureJoin us Tuesday, June11th at the Livestock Pavilion for a Graduation party for our outgoing seniors. This is a date change from the 28th of May to the 11th of June. This will also be the chicken pilaf to raise money for the club. You will ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureSome Corn is off to a Slow Start Libbie Johnson, Escambia County Extension Although the lingering cool springtime temperatures were a pleasure for us, some area corn fields have not fared so well. Below are a few photos from an irrigated ... READ MORE
Category: AgriculturePlease take a moment to check out the Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference's newest video. Host Fred Burkey interviews Kevin and Natalie Osburn, the owners and operators of Vertical Horizon Farm, located in Hobe Sound, ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe Gulf Coast Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises inaugural event was a great success! Over 80 people came out and took part in the field day that included stops about food safety regulations, drip and orchard irrigation, trap crops, construction ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureMany different species of scale insect infect citrus in North Florida, and mid spring is usually when gardeners notice them on their fruit trees and ornamental shrubs. Many different species of scale affect Florida homeowners and ... READ MORE
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