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: AgricultureThe University of Florida’s (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) and Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Focus Team are pleased to announce that the fourth annual Florida Small Farms ... READ MORE
Category: Curriculum, Farm ManagementRecent rains have been spotty, hitting some farms and missing others. However peanut and cotton growers are quickly taking advantage of available moisture for soil preparation and planting those areas of the county with adequate moisture. Improving ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe Florida Forest Stewardship Program will host the Grow Timber Revenue workshop on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at the Jackson County Extension Agriculture Conference Center, in Marianna. This program will provide guidance on timber management ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureGAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida honeybee researcher Jamie Ellis is interested in what happens to bees that encounter chemicals and Varroa mites — but he’s even more interested in how younger bees fare long-term after facing ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & DiseaseIdentification of pests affecting crops is the first part of designing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Scouting is an important part of any IPM program. Once you identify problem pests, management decisions can be made such ... READ MORE
Category: AgriculturePhoto Credit: Doug MayoEntries are currently being accepted for the 2012 Southeast Hay Contest which concludes in October at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. Hay and baleage samples will be evaluated for quality and ranked based on ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureWednesday’s rain in Washington County provided much relief to extreme dry conditions. Some field work began Friday, May 11, 2012 planting cotton and peanuts. Pastures and hay fields are responding to the rain as well. Squash harvest ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture2012 Sign-up Period: May 7, 2012 (8:00 a.m.) through June 11, 2012 (5:00 p.m.) The Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention Program is offered to eligible non-industrial private forest landowners by the Florida Forest Service (FFS) ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Spring is rapidly turning into an early summer. As heat increases so will the incidence of spider mites on ornamental shrubs. The first indicating factor of damage is a yellow mottling on the leaves of the plant, which is caused by ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture