Sustainable Beef: It's What's for Dinner! The beef industry works every day to be more & more sustainable. Here are some ways they do it: Visit here for an interactive website on Beef Sustainability: https://www.beefresearch.org/sustainability/ READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is taking the first step to introduce industrial hemp to growers and industry across the state. The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project will host ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When Craig Watson, Director of the University of Florida IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, got his first aquarium at age 7, he couldn’t have predicted the important role that fishing and aquaculture ... READ MORE
Category: Events, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
By: Lisa Krimsky, Karl Havens, and Ed Phlips The heavy rainfall that came with Hurricane Irma in September 2017 and the above-average rainfall in spring 2018 again set the stage for another large-scale summer algal bloom in Lake Okeechobee, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
The majority of foods that we eat are produced thanks to pollinators, like bees. Do you like blueberries? Chocolate? Squash? Almonds? Vanilla? Thank a pollinator if you said 'yes'. Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, beetles, flies; even bats ... READ MORE
Category: Home Landscapes, Wildlife
Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) are a staple tree of wetlands around Florida. Native to areas where running water is present such as wetlands, rivers, and lakes, these pyramidal shaped trees can grow upwards of 150 feet. Another notable characteristic ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
It's Summertime! Summer is the time for fun! We are going to the beach and making sand castles or playing in the waves. We head to Florida’s cool springs to get away from the heat and humidity. And we head out on the boat to enjoy our Indian ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, Recreation, Water
Program Status Update We are in the midst of a very exciting time for Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch! This spring, we trained coordinators for at least 10 new sampling areas during three training workshops and site visits. Folks at these sites ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Natural Resources
By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Is your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Camp, Events, Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching