Category: Natural Resources

Spray head watering turf

Save water and money with a free irrigation evaluation

by Jackie Lebouitz
January 28, 2022

Home Irrigation is the #1 Water Waster in Florida Many homeowners are not aware of how much water they may be using on irrigation. System inefficiencies can cause plant stress and money to go down the drain. A free irrigation evaluation by ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Water
Tags: Evaluation, Irrigation, Overwatering, Pgm_Water, Rotors, Sprayheads, Sprinklers, Turf, Turfgrass, Water, Yard
Pond shoreline with colorful flowers and vegetation.

Landscape Professionals: Add “Florida-Friendly” to your resume

by Yvette Goodiel
January 28, 2022

Many of the landscape professionals I've spoken with have shared that they value licensing and certifications. Expanding their professional qualifications allows them to stand out as a leader in their field, earn the respect of their peers and ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agribusiness, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Environment, Featured, Green Industry, Horticulture, Indian River Lagoon, Martin County, Special Topics, UF/IFAS Extension
Nodules on the roots of a legume

UF/IFAS scientists take next steps toward crops that make their own nitrogen

by Samantha Murray
January 27, 2022

Most crops need fertilizer to get enough nitrogen, an essential building block of life. Only a few plants have evolved nodules that host nitrogen fixing bacteria, microbes that convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Matias Kirst, News, Nitrogen Fixation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

UF/IFAS scientists take next steps toward crops that make their own nitrogen

by Samantha Murray
January 27, 2022

Most crops need fertilizer to get enough nitrogen, an essential building block of life. Only a few plants have evolved nodules that host nitrogen fixing bacteria, microbes that convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Matias Kirst, News, Nitrogen Fixation, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences
Prescribed burn and burn manger.

UF CALS students are on fire for conserving Florida’s natural areas

by Olivia Doyle
January 26, 2022

UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students have sparked their passion to preserve and restore Florida’s natural areas using prescribed fire. This week, Florida—the prescribed burn capital of the United States—is celebrating ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Forest Resources And Conservation, Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Student Association For Fire Ecology, Student Organization

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