Category: Natural Resources
Fertilizer is Regulated. Become a Certified Applicator. Take GI-BMP Class on 12/15/22
November 7, 2022
That is right! Fertilizer is regulated in Florida and in Orange County. Every person that applies fertilizer for hire is required by law to have a Limited Certification for Urban Landscape Fertilizer application. In Orange County, Florida, there ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Applicator, Best Management Practices, Best Prectices, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Applicator, Fertilizer License, Florida Friendly, GI-BMP, GIBMP, Hwooten, Landscape, Plants, Turf, Turfgrass
Florida Land Steward Update, November 4, 2022
November 4, 2022
CONGRATULATIONS ALBERT FULLER: 2022 FLORIDA JON GOULD OUTSTANDING TREE FARMER OF THE YEAR! The Florida Tree Farm Program is proud to congratulate Mr. Albert Fuller of Levy County as Florida’s 2022 Jon Gould Outstanding Tree Farmer of the ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water
Celebrating the One Health Day ’22
November 3, 2022
Today, November 3rd is One Health Day and its goal “is to build the cultural will necessary for a sea change in how planetary health challenges are assessed and addressed and how professionals exchange information across disciplines.”[1] ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, WildlifeTags: IFAS One Health, Ilaria Capua, Luca Mantegazza, One Health, One Health Day 2022, Sustainable Development Goals
Weekly “What is it?”: Monarch Migration
November 2, 2022
Pilgrimages have taken place for millennia, all over the world. The purpose may be a spiritual quest or a desire to reconnect with some historic location, but the draw to special places is an ancient one for the human species. So also, ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, WildlifeTags: Flowers, Gardening, Weekly What Is It, Wildlife
Congratulations Albert Fuller: 2022 Florida Jon Gould Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year!
November 2, 2022
By Joe MacKenzie, Florida Forest Service; Ginger Feagle, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission; and John Nash, Florida Tree Farm Program The Florida Tree Farm Program is proud to congratulate Mr. Albert Fuller of Levy County ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water, WildlifeTags: Family Forest, Tree Farm
Hurricane Ian Agricultural Impacts in Collier County
November 2, 2022
In the 5 short years that I have been with UF/IFAS Extension, we have seen two major hurricanes, 2 major wildfires, a freeze and a global pandemic. Hurricane Ian was just the latest event impacting the Collier County agricultural sector, which ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Collier, Collier County, Collier County Extension, Hurricane Ian, Sustainability, SWFL, UF/IFAS Extension
How Are the Terrapins Doing in 2022?
November 2, 2022
Since 2005 we have been tracking and monitoring diamondback terrapins in the Florida panhandle. For those of you who are not familiar with the animal, it is a turtle in the family Emydidae. Emydid turtles include what we call “pond turtles” ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural ResourcesTags: Diamondback Terrapin, Florida Panhandle, Florida Sea Grant, Terrapin