Tag: Agriculture

All About Rain Gardens

by joshuacriss
June 24, 2026

With all the rainy days in northwest Florida lately, you’d be forgiven for wondering if your property would be better suited to being one giant pond. More importantly, you may begin to wonder where all that runoff will end up. It will likely ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Agriculture, Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Panhandle Horticulture, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Knee High by the Fourth of July Nonsense

by Matt Lollar
June 23, 2026

I'm sure you've heard the old saying "Knee High by the Fourth of July" in reference to growing corn. Well, it's just not true in this part of the country. In fact, it doesn't hold much truth in America's Corn Belt either. If we planted ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Agriculture, America, Bay, Calhoun, Corn, Escambia, Extension, Farm, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Franklin, FYN, Gadsden, Garden, Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, GI-BMP, Gulf, Holmes, Horticulture, Independence, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Office, Okaloosa, Panhandle, Panhandle Gardening, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, Vegetable, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

Cultivating with Caution: Invasive plants in the market

by Tatiana Sanchez-Jones, DPM
June 22, 2026

If you’ve more than glanced at the plants along the roadside or questioned the vines creeping through your neighborhood, it is likely that you are familiar with the encroachment of invasive plants into our natural spaces. Our manicured spaces ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agriculture, Alachua, FarmingAlachua, Florida-Friendly Landscapes, Gardening, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension

After the Rain: Thinking Ahead on Peanut and Cotton Disease

by Matt Pinhal
June 16, 2026

After the driest April we've seen in years in the county, May more than made up for it with close to seventeen inches of rain at the Jay station. June started off hot and dry, but the rain came back this past week, and more is in the forecast ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agriculture, Cotton, Disease, Extension, Field Crops, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Santa Rosa

UF/IFAS Santa Rosa Extension to Host: Grower Lunch and Learn on Cotton Jassid and Peanut Disease Management

by Matt Pinhal
June 16, 2026

We're hosting a Lunch and Learn meeting for local row crop growers here in Santa Rosa County on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the Jay Community Center. The meeting runs from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and focuses on two timely problems, the cotton ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cotton, Field Crops, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Pest Management, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS

2026 Collier County Agriculture Tour Highlights Local Agriculture

by Jessica M. Ryals
June 12, 2026

The University of Florida/IFAS Extension Collier County once again hosted the Annual Collier County Agricultural Bus Tour in 2026, continuing a program that has connected residents and visitors to local agriculture for more than six decades. This ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agawareness, Ageducation, Agriculture, Agriculture Education, Collier, Collier County, Farms, Florida Farms, SFAE, SWFL

June Is Here — Time to Get Your Pastures Growing

by Ashley Stonecipher
June 5, 2026

For the last five months, I have been telling producers one thing: wait until June. Now June is here, and with recent rainfall across our area, many pastures finally have the moisture needed to make pasture management investments pay off. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Livestock, Pasture Management, Pastures, Soil Sample

What Farmers Need to Know About Florida’s Cottage Food Law?

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
June 4, 2026

Agritourism and other farm activities offer farmers a unique way to connect with their community while increasing income without obtaining more acreage. Inviting visitors onto the farm not only strengthens relationships with customers but also ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Ag Business, Agriculture, COTTAGE FOOD LAW, Farm Business, Farm Management, Polk Small Farms, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

¿Qué deben saber los agricultores sobre la Ley de Alimentos Caseros de Florida (“Cottage Food Law”)?

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
June 4, 2026

El agroturismo y otras actividades agrícolas ofrecen a los agricultores una forma única de conectar con su comunidad y al mismo tiempo, una oportunidad de aumentar sus ingresos sin necesidad de adquirir más terreno. Brindar acceso al público ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Ag Business, Agriculture, COTTAGE FOOD LAW, En Espanol, Español, Farm Business, Farm Management, Polk Small Farms, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

UF/IFAS names Barry Tillman interim Center director of North Florida Research and Education Center

by Jamie Groh
June 2, 2026

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) names longtime faculty member and peanut breeder Barry Tillman as interim Center director of the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC), effective ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Barry Tillman, Extension, Florida Agriculture, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center, Peanut Breeding, Research Leadership, Rural Communities, UF-IFAS

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