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Envisioning The New Normal From A Plant Quarantine Perspective

by nsamuel
April 17, 2020

Currently most of the world is focused on Covid-19, and rightly so. We’ve watched the spread of the virus from one country to another and see the destruction it is leaving behind with the loss of tens of thousands of lives; upheaval of national ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Diseases, Fruits, Insects, Invasive Species, Quarantine, Travel, Vegetables

Bird Watching Series: Raptors &Vultures

by Taylor Davis
April 17, 2020

Have you been practicing your bird identification skills from last week? I hope you were able to identify one new bird outside. If you missed it last week's Birds of Prey post, click here. This week, we will be learning about “Raptors & ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Birds, HCLivestock, Highlands County, Highlands County 4-H, Livestock, Wildlife
tomatoes on the vine

Nematodes: The Bane of the Florida Vegetable Gardener

by Leslie Nicole MunroeAvatar photo
April 17, 2020

It is nearing the end of the Spring vegetable gardening season here in Central Florida. Some of you might be frustrated with some of your vegetable plants. They get watered, fertilized, and insect pests are controlled. Still, the plants ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Aquatic, Cover Cropping, Crop Rotation, Diagnosing Vegetable Growing Problems, Microscopic, Nematode Resistant, Nematodes, Parasitic Worms, Plant Families, Soil Borne, Solanaceae, Stunted Vegetable Plants, Vegetable Gardening

UF researchers publish article identifying important habitat characteristics for the rare, imperiled Gulf Coast Solitary Bee and its floral host Coastalplain Honeycombhead.

by Lee ThrasherAvatar photo
April 15, 2020

Habitat suitability of an at-risk, monolectic, ground-nesting bee Hesperapis oraria and its floral host Balduina angustifolia at two spatial scales along the Northern Gulf of Mexico by Davis, Miller and Thetford “The Gulf Coast Solitary ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Balduina, Newsletter, West Florida Research And Education Center
Two alligators lounge tail to tail on a canal bank.

Keeping Your Yard Florida-Friendly

by David AustinAvatar photo
April 15, 2020

Keeping it Green If you are a gardener and you have lived anywhere else, you realize pretty quickly that Florida is different. The weather, the bugs and a whole lot of other gardening issues add to the difficulty. The key to these differences ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Highlands County, Highlands Horticulture Digest, Hometown Gardener, Landscaping, Master Gardeners
pop up sprayer

Irrigation in the Home Landscape

by Tina McIntyre
April 15, 2020

There are many reasons to properly irrigate the home landscape. Not only do we not want to waste this precious natural resource, but we want to be sure we apply the proper amount of water to keep our plants thriving! It's still the dry season ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Aquifer, Home, Irrigation, Landscape, Lawn, Money, Plants, Save, Water

New list provides assistance options for Florida coastal businesses

by Brittany Hall-ScharfAvatar photo
April 15, 2020

By: Rhett Register Florida Sea Grant is maintaining a curated list of disaster assistance options for Florida’s coastal businesses disrupted by COVID-19. The list contains links to details about well- and lesser-known options and includes ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Covid-19, Disaster Assistance

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