Category: Conservation

Elevated tractor applying fertilizer to a corn field.

Assistance Helps Farmers and Ranchers Conserve Natural Resources

by Christine Russo
October 16, 2020

Contact: Israel Vega 941.907.0011 ext. 3143 Application deadline for financial assistance is Nov. 20 GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 8, 2020 — Florida farmers, ranchers and forest owners can apply until Nov. 20 for financial and technical ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Bobwhite Quail, Conservation, Eqip, Horticulture, Livestock, Longleaf Pine, NRCS, Organic, Soil Health, Water Conservation
Monarch butterfly on flower

Study: For monarch butterflies, plant variety is the spice of life

by Samantha Murray
October 15, 2020

As monarch butterflies make their transcontinental migration this month across North America, they will depend on milkweed plants to produce the next generation of this iconic butterfly species, which has seen declines of more than 80% in its ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Adam Dale, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Entomology And Nematology, Florida Museum Of Natural History, Jaret Daniels, News

NSF Fellow in SNRE – Nick Gengler

by Barbara L. Edmonds
October 13, 2020

By Patrick Farrar Four outstanding graduate students in UF’s School of Natural Resources and Environment have received the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship Program awards from the National Science Foundation. The highly-competitive ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Interdisciplinary Ecology, National Science Foundation, Nick Gengler, School Of Natural Resources And Environment

Jamie Ellis, director of UF/IFAS honey bee lab, wins national Excellence in Extension award

by Samantha Murray
October 12, 2020

Recognizing visionary leadership and diversity in educational programming, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), Cooperative Extension, and the Association of Public and Land-grant ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Honey Bee Research And Extension Lab, Jamie Ellis, News, Nick Place, Nifa
Elevated tractor applying fertilizer to a corn field.

Aid available for farmers, ranchers to conserve natural resources

by Kevin O'Horan
October 8, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a Nov. 20 deadline to apply for the Environmental Quality Icentives Program (EQIP), a federal effort to encourage environmentally friendly agricultural practices. Information was disseminated ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, Natural Resources
Tags: Ag, Conservation, Environment, Eqip, NRCS, Pgm_SWCD, Programs, Soil And Water Conservation District, SWCD, USDA
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2020 Cedar Key Coastal Cleanup Results

by Samantha Murray
October 7, 2020

Coastal cleanup by the numbers Despite the challenges thrown at us by 2020, this year's "contactless" version of the International Coastal Cleanup was a success! At least 155 volunteers removed nearly 2,700 pounds of trash from local shorelines. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Cleanup, Coastal Habitat, Florida Sea Grant, InsideNatureCoast, Marine Debris, NCBS Volunteers, Plastic, Pollution, Recycling

End of an internship, start of a career

by Kassidy House
October 7, 2020

Kassidy's Internship Experience Hello! I am Kassidy House, the Natural Resources and Sustainability Communication and Outreach intern at UF IFAS Extension and Sustainability Sarasota County (It is a mouthful I know). This is a blog about my ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Wildlife
Tags: Coronavirus, Covid-19, Intern, InternSarasotaLife, Nature, Pgm_EcoNR, Pgm_Sustain, Science, Sustainability
A margay in Belize. Getty Images

Caught on tape: UF wildlife researchers repurpose listening device to track poaching

by Samantha Murray
October 1, 2020

Above: A margay, a type of small wild cat found in the rainforests of Belize. Getty Images If a poacher shoots a deer in the forest and no one sees it, did it really happen? That is not so much a philosophical question as it is a practical ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Eben Broadbent, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

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