Category: Conservation

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

Taking the guesswork out of watering the lawn (Part 2)

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 13, 2017

(This is the second part of a series about how to take the guesswork out of watering the lawn. For part 1, click here.) Measuring the moisture where it counts…at the roots. Just over a decade ago, a UF/IFAS blogpost was published ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Irrigation, Saving Water, Smart Irrigation, Smart Water Application Technoligy, Soil Moisture Sensor, Sprinklers, SWAT, Turf, Water Conservation

Taking the guesswork out of watering the lawn. (Part 1)

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 4, 2017

Excessive watering is one of the most common factors contributing to poor turf health. In Central Florida, turf needs less water in the winter. When the temperatures are cooler, there’s less evaporation, and grass goes semi-dormant. Likewise, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Water

UF study: Bird evolves to keep up with invasive prey

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 1, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The federally endangered bird, the snail kite, was faced with an interesting dilemma: The island apple snail was good to eat, but about two to five times bigger than the native snail that the bird usually consumed. What’s ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Evolution, IFAS, Invasive Species, Island Apple Snail, News, Snail Kite

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