The 2009 UF Bee College is being held on March 20-21 in St. Augustine. The Bee College is the most extensive honey bee educational event in the Southeast. It includes over 40 lectures and workshops on honey bees and beekeeping. No experience ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy: Mickie Anderson - (352) 273-3566 Sources: Joan Dusky - jadu@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1761 Bob Hochmuth - bobhoch@ufl.edu, 386-362-1725 x103 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- One of the most enduring aspects of agriculture is going high-tech. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Whether E. coli on spinach or Salmonella in peanut butter, it seems food-borne illness outbreaks are becoming all too familiar to the average shopper. On Jan. 29, when a national task ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Work & LifeBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Jonathan Crane - jhcr@ufl.edu, (786) 255-5878 Edward "Gilly" Evans - eaevans@ufl.edu, (305) 246-7001 x272 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida's avocado industry, the nation's second-largest, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & DiseaseView Photo In this photo released from the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Lee County 4-H members Korina Chilcoat, 16, right, and Abigail Winslow, 11, dig a hole to plant a South Florida slash pine tree ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFASBy: Stu Hutson (352) 273-3569 Source: Kevin Folta - kfolta@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1928 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It's the time of year when festive lights outline rooftops and driveways, but University of Florida researchers have a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Naples Daily News Dec. 6, 2008 Above: The earleaf acacia (Acacia auriculiformis) grows to 40 feet tall and has elongate leaves with parallel veins. Photo: Stephen Brown. UF/IFAS Lee Co. Extension. Right, above: ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Ann Blount - paspalum@ufl.edu, (850) 482-9849 Allen Boyd, via Melanie Morris - melanie.morris@mail.house.gov (202) 225-5235 Jimmy Cheek - jgcheek@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1971 Mike Massey - mikem@raganandmassey.com, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Towards the end of the rainy season, frangipani (Plumeria) leaves are prone to infection by the fungus Coleosporium plumierae, known as frangipani rust. This disease causes yellow spots and premature leaf drop and but does not affect the long ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & DiseaseBy: Mickie Anderson - (352) 273-3566 Sources: Alex Chaskopoulou - andahask@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2326 Phil Koehler - pgk@ufl.edu, (352) 392-2484 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida doctoral student from Greece is helping ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS