Category: Conservation

UF students win grants for projects that aid farmers in developing countries

by BLOGS.IFAS

January 25, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida graduate students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences were awarded seven grants for projects that help farmers in developing countries address horticultural marketing and production. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Feed The Future, IFAS, News

Don’t Forget Your Greenbelt

by Chris Demers

January 25, 2018

Do you own some forest or farm land? If you have forest or agricultural land, and are actively managing it for that purpose, you are probably eligible for greenbelt classification. Florida, like most states, has adopted use-value assessment ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Farm Management, Forests, Money Matters, Natural Resources

UF/IFAS researcher: experimental crop bed design survived Hurricane Irma

by BLOGS.IFAS

January 22, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While producers and growers across Florida lost some, if not all, of their crops due to Hurricane Irma, a University of Florida researcher saw his experimental bedding survive the storm. “We were testing for flooding, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Geometric Bedding, IFAS, News, Raised Bedding, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

UF gets $8.7 million grant to improve nutritional quality and food safety in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso

by BLOGS.IFAS

January 2, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) announces an $8.7 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation over five years to fund research aimed at tackling global ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Feed The Future, Gates Foundation, IFAS, Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, News

Consumer Alert: PACE loans

by Carol Roberts

December 21, 2017

PACE loans are being touted across the country and recently here in Florida as a great way to retrofit your home with energy and cost saving technology. You can get a low-interest, no-money-down loan using the equity in your home to install ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Management, Money Matters
Tags: Conservation, Efficiency, Energy, Foreclosure, Lien, Loans, Pace, Tax

An overview of Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

by De Broughton

December 20, 2017

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is the coordinated use of pest and environmental information with available pest control methods to prevent unacceptable levels of pest damage by the most economical means and with the least possible hazard to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Carolyn Saft, Integrated Pest Management, Integrated Weed Management, Jane Griffin, Natural Resources

Demystifying Rain Barrel Challenges

by BJ Jarvis

December 19, 2017

Rain barrel water can be a Godsend during periods of drought. But some are reluctant to install one. Here are three common barriers and solutions to adopting this water-saving technique. Mosquitos – Rain barrels don’t have to be ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Water
Tags: Drought, Rain Barrel, Water Conservation

Consider making a New Year’s Resolution to reduce plastic waste

by Maia McGuire

December 15, 2017

It is estimated that in the year 2010 alone, eight million metric tons of plastic waste entered the ocean. This is a result of improper waste management, but also reflects the increasing amount of single-use plastic in our society. Since the ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Ocean, Plastic

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