Brett Bultemeier has been selected as the new director of the UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
I had big plans for an amazing 12 days of Pesticide Safety blog for this year. Alas, unexpected travel and a lot going on means that blog will have to wait. No worries, this lets me highlight our Holiday Sale: CEUs Make the Season Bright. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Billie Rooney and her husband, Scott, run a 40-acre farm near Live Oak, where they grow blueberries, blackberries and sunflowers and raise livestock. Farming is a second career for the Rooneys. So, they had a lot to learn. She and hundreds ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
What do Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, JFK, Rachel Carson, Bill Clinton, pesticides and cranberries have to do with one another? How am I going to navigate such controversial inflammatory topics? Which is better, canned or fresh cranberries? ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
It has been too long since I got a blog out. I am sorry, two hurricanes, weeks of travel, and life in general, got the better of me. We are back on schedule from here on out, I promise! Now to somehow unravel this one for you. What on earth ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Just a few weeks ago I took my son to his first concert. Well, he had been to other shows, but this was the first seeing a band he hears all the time and sings their songs. He challenged me to work that into a blog. I will do him one better ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionOde To AI Makes Pesticides Work Where fields of green meet skies so blue, And pesticides aid crops anew. Let safety be our guiding light, Protecting health, both day and night. With careful hand and measured pace, We shield ourselves, embrace ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTesting, everybody’s favorite thing. I am sure some of your best school memories were of taking a test, so this blog should just make you so excited. Jokes aside we have very important updates to share, so come learn about Florida Pesticide ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionHere of late my blogs have really been about one topic, EPA, EPA, EPA. Does saying it three times real fast summon the ghost of Rachel Carson? There is a reason for this focus, as there are major fundamental changes occurring within the EPA. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural ResourcesWe all know there are pesticides that are no longer around anymore. Products like DDT have been gone for decades (nearly 40 years) and others have come and gone. But how do they go away, is it voluntary, mandatory, slow, fast….Can EPA ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension