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What Exactly is an Acre?

by John Mark Shuffitt

October 27, 2017

In all English-speaking countries, land is traditionally measured by the acre, a very old Saxon unit that is either historic or archaic, depending on your point of view. There are references to the acre at least as early as the year 732 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Acre, Area, Definition, Farm, Land, Shuffitt

The International Coastal Clean Up is Coming in September – how are we doing with marine debris in our area?

by BLOGS.IFAS

September 4, 2016

People have been trying to do something about marine debris, and solid waste in general, since we saw the commercial of the crying Indian in the early ‘70’s. Have we made any improvement? A variety of plastics ends up in the Gulf. Each is ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Area, Clean, Coastal, Coming, Debris, Doing, International, Marine, Panhandle Outdoors, September

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What Exactly is an Acre?

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