Tag: Everglades Agricultural Area

September is National Rice Month; Florida should celebrate this homegrown crop

Posted: September 19, 2019

by Jehangir “Jango” Bhadha When you think of rice production, what is the first thing that comes to mind? The rice paddy fields of China, perhaps? China is by far the largest producer – and consumer – of… Read More

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

Tags: Everglades Agricultural Area, Jehangir Bhadha, Rice, Soil and Water Sciences, Soil and Water Sciences Department

Mosquitoes Prey on Beneficial Barn Owl Nestlings, But Permethrin Can Help

by Brad Buck

Posted: March 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Barn owls make their homes in boxes put up by farmers in South Florida. The growers like the owls because they eat rodents that would otherwise munch on their sugarcane, sweet corn and rice. Researchers… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management

Tags: barn owls, Bill Kern, Caroline Efstathion, Entomology and Nematology, Everglades Agricultural Area, Mosquitoes, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, permethrin, Rice, rodents, sugarcane, sweet corn

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