Category: Agriculture

Tips for 2012 Recreational Red Snapper Season

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 3, 2012

By Scott Jackson UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Bay County Extension Les Harrison UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension The 40-day 2012 recreational red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico begins June 1 and ends July 10. With a bag limit of two snapper ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Tags: Catch And Eat, Catch And Release, Hook Size, Panama City Red Snapper, Recompression, Red Snapper, Red Snapper Fishing Techniques, Red Snapper Regulation, Venting

Groundpearls in Tifton 9 Bahiagrass Pasture

by Shep Eubanks
June 1, 2012

I recently visited a farm that was experiencing significant stand loss in an 80 acre field of Tifton 9 Bahiagrass. Upon closer examination the culprit was determined to be ground pearls, as seen in the photo at left. This was the first ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Categories, Forage, Groundpearls, Insects, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Pest, Pest Alert

Leafspot/Rust in Bermudagrass Hayfields

by Shep Eubanks
June 1, 2012

I have observed bermudagrass leafspot/rust in several commercial hayfields of Russell Bermudagrass in Holmes County over the last few weeks. Typically this is something that is observed later in the growing season during hot, humid weather. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Bermudagrass, Disease, Diseases, Forage, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture, Pest Alert

New UF Blueberry Trial

by llw5479
May 27, 2012

The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) in Quincy established a blueberry evaluation earlier this year. The Southern highbush cultivars in the evaluation are patented by the University of Florida and were developed by ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops

How Much Land Does a Horse Need?

by Ken Gioeli
May 25, 2012

John Doyle Atkins, Santa Rosa County Extension It’s a question that has been strongly debated for years: How much land does a horse need for grazing here in northwest Florida? The horse is a non-ruminant herbivore and a grazing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Forage, Horse, Panhandle Agriculture

Are your horses immunized against EEE & WNV?

by Doug Mayo
May 25, 2012

Almost every summer in Florida, horses die due to diseases spread by mosquitos. Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE) takes the lives of several horses in the Panhandle each year. West Nile Virus (WNV) is also a concern, but is not as common ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Educational Training, EEE, Horse, Panhandle Agriculture, Vaccination

Lots of Alternative Growing System Questions

by Samantha Murray
May 24, 2012

Our office has had quite a few questions lately about the alternative growing systems featured at some of our programs and field days. While we are hoping to model the large system at other locations, we are currently working on information ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture

UF researchers uncover secret recipe from nature for a great-tasting tomato

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 24, 2012

Click here for high-resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Supermarket tomatoes that taste like heirloom tomatoes are closer to reaching grocery aisles as a result of a discovery from the University of Florida. A team ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Flavor, Harry Klee, Heirloom Tomatoes, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Linda Bartoshuk, Smell, Taste, Tomato, Tomatoes, University Of Florida

Pollinator Conservation Short Course June 21

by Doug Mayo
May 23, 2012

The Florida Game and Wildlife Conservation Commission, UF/IFAS Extension, NRCS, Wild Turkey Federation, and the Jackson Soil & Water District will be hosting the Panhandle Pollinator Conservation Short Course on Thursday, June 21. The Short ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management
Tags: Pollinator Habitat

2012 Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference

by bearden
May 23, 2012

The University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS) Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events

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