Tag: cover crops
What’s New on Ask IFAS: Food and Resource Economics (Nov.–Dec.)
January 9, 2026
Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs: A Quick Reference Guide Candace Lantz, Nathan Palardy, Derek Farnsworth, Alena Poulin. This quick reference guide to federal, state, and county agricultural conservation easement acquisition programs ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs, Blueberry, Citrus, Consumer Behavior, Consumer Preferances, Cover Crops, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center
What’s New on Ask IFAS: UF/IFAS Citrus REC (Nov.–Dec.)
January 8, 2026
Blood Oranges in Florida: Facts, Challenges, and Considerations Fariborz Habibi, Ali Sarkhosh, Frederick G. Gmitter, and Jeffrey K. Brecht. This publication explores the potential for blood orange cultivation in Florida and discusses the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & DiseaseTags: Blood Oranges, Citrus Cultural Practices, Citrus Research And Education Center, Cover Crops, Horticultural Sciences, Postharvest And Handling, Soil Microbes, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences
Cover Crops in Sandy Soil: Legumes and Grasses Differ in Nitrogen Cycling
October 29, 2025
Florida’s sandy soils typically have low organic matter and high permeability. That means a greater risk of nutrient leaching before a plant or tree can use what it needs. Cover crops are an option for improving soil fertility because they ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Carbon, Cover Crops, Inorganic Nitrogen, Juma Bukomba, Legumes, Mary Lusk, Nitrogen, Sandy Soils, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sorghum, Sudangrass, Sunn Hemp
Cover Crop Termination: What Do I Do When It’s Over?
September 15, 2025
Perhaps you've read about how beneficial cover crops can be for building your vegetable garden soil in the off season, and planted one over the summer. Now it's time to get the fall garden going, and you're wondering what to do with the cover ... READ MORE
Category: , Fruits & Vegetables, Home LandscapesTags: Cover Crops, Duval, Florida Gardening, Gardening, Vegetable Gardening, Weed Management
Living Mulch: a Guide for Vegetable Growers
June 19, 2025
Good soil management is critical for retaining organic matter especially with Florida’s sandy soils. Soil organic matter stores water, nutrients, and microbes--all necessary things for a healthy crop. Leaving soil bare exposes it to the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm ManagementTags: Biodiversity, Cover Crops, Soils
Stakeholders, researchers, and regulators committed to advancing soil health through long-term adoption of cover cropping
March 14, 2025
2025 Soil Health and Cover Crop Workshop Farmers, industry and agency stakeholders, administrators, students, and faculty gathered in Live Oak, FL at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research And Education Center, on February 13 to attend the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Biodiversity, Cover Crops, Horticultural Sciences, NFREC, NFREC-SV, Regenerativeagriculture, Soil Health, SV Ag Update
Tiny Indicators of Soil Health in Florida’s Citrus Groves
February 12, 2025
In the citrus groves of southwest Florida, a team of researchers is investigating the hidden power of soil nematodes. These tiny organisms with enormous ecological impact offer key insights into soil health. This study investigates how cover ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Allan Bacon, Citrus, Cover Crops, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Nematodes, Sarah Strauss, Soil Health, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yaslin Gonzalez, Zane Grabau
Researchers to study the impact of crop rotation and grazing on soil health and productivity
July 2, 2024
A team of UF/IFAS researchers will use federal funding to study the impact of crop rotation and grazing on soil health and productivity. The goal is to explore innovative methods to enhance agricultural sustainability. Scientists in the Department ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Cover Crops, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Kaile Zhang, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sunny Liao, Water
UF scientists plan to study whether cover crops or compost can increase the efficiency, resiliency of tomatoes, other produce
July 2, 2024
Growers are always looking for ways to maintain or increase their yields and boost the ability of their crops to resist pests, diseases and heat brought on by climate change. That’s particularly the case when you grow crops in a high-intensity ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASTags: Climate, Compost, Cover Crops, Fertilizer, Fumigation, Grant, High-intensity Production System, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Sarah Strauss, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tomatoes