Tag: fertilizer

On-Farm Application of Best Management Practices: 4Rs Principle of Nitrogen Management in Corn and Cover Cropping

by Sydney Williams
April 11, 2025

In North-Central Florida, a collaborative five-year project (2021-2025) between local farms and a University of Florida Extension team is investigating the impacts of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on corn production. Sponsored by the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: 4R, Best Management Practices, Corn, Fertigation, Fertilizer, NFREC-SV, North Florida REC, Nutrient Management Program, Shivendra Kumar, Suwannee Valley, SV Ag Update, Sydney Williams

Floridians are fertilizing lawns without guidance: A UF/IFAS campaign aims to educate

by Megan Winslow
April 1, 2025

A newly published UF/IFAS report reveals significant knowledge gaps about fertilizer among Floridians who use it to care for their residential lawns. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Center For Land Use Efficiency, Center For Public Issues Education, CLUE, Extension, Fertilized, Fertilizer, Fertilizing, Florida, Grass, Home, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Law, Lawn, Megan Winslow, Ordinance, PIE Center, Public Awareness Campaign, Report, Residential, Residents, Soil, Survey, Turf, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Weed

Exploring Nanofertilizers: A New Chapter in Sustainable Agriculture

by Mike Loizzo
March 14, 2025

A newly published book chapter co-authored by Dr. Jonas Pereira de Souza Jr., and Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni explores the potential of nanofertilizers in modern agriculture. The chapter appears in Nanofertilizers in Agriculture, a book from the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus Research And Education Center, Davie Kadyampakeni, Fertilizer, Jonas Pereira De Souza Jr., Nanofertilizer, Nutrient Management, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMP) Informative Video

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
March 13, 2025

The Green Industries Best Management Practices (GI-BMPs) workshop teaches landscaping practices that are good for the environment and help protect Florida’s water and natural resources. This science-based program is designed for landscape ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Fertilizer, Fertilizer License, GIBMP, Landscape, Polk Florida Friendly Landscaping, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

Vídeo Informativo Sobre las Mejores Prácticas de Manejo de las Industrias Verdes (GI-BMP)

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
March 13, 2025

El taller de Mejores Prácticas de Manejo de las Industrias Verdes (GI-BMP por sus siglas en inglés) enseña prácticas de paisajismo beneficiosas para el medio ambiente y que ayudan a proteger las fuentes de agua y los recursos naturales de ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: En Espanol, Español, Fertilizer, Fertilizer License, GIBMP, Polk Florida Friendly Landscaping, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County

New research results on managing potassium fertilization of peanut in northern Florida

by Mike Loizzo
March 4, 2025

Over the past 50 years, improvements in peanut varieties have more than doubled yields, with an average increase of 46 lb/ac per year (Holbrook, 2019). However, the greater nutrient demands of these high-yielding varieties raise concerns that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Fertilizer, George Hochmuth, Peanut, Potassium, Precision Agriculture, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences

2/19/25 GI-BMP in Orange County + Sun Spot Safety Lunch with Swag!

by Hannah Eason (formerly Wooten)
January 20, 2025

That is right! Fertilizer is regulated in Florida and in Orange County and beyond! You are required to learn about it and follow the rules. We want to keep things interesting and beneficial for you, the landscape professionals. This year, UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Certified Instructor, CEU, CEUs, Cflandscapes, Class, Classes, Clean Water, Continuing Education, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Class, Fertilizer Training, GIBMP, Grass, Grass Class, Green Industries Best Management Practices, Green Industry, Hwooten, Orange County, Regulated Fertilizer, Train, Trainer, Training, Turf, Turfgrass, Water, Water Glass

UF/IFAS researchers deploy drones to perfect nutrient rates

by Megan Winslow
January 13, 2025

The ability to detect crop nutrient deficiencies and promptly modify fertilizer application to address them is invaluable to agricultural producers — especially growers operating under slim profit margins. Identifying how much of a particular ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Algorithm, Ayush Sharma, Best Management Practices Lab, BMP, Citra, Corn, Cotton, Crop, Drone, Environmental, Extension, Fertilizer, Grower, Hastings, Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lakesh Sharma, Megan Winslow, NDVI, Nitrogen, NMP, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, North Florida Research And Education Unit, Nutrient, Nutrient Management Program, Plant Health, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Producer, Recommendation, Research, Soil Fertility, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainable, Suwannee Valley, UF, UF-IFAS

Poultry Litter Biochar: sustainably boosting crop yields and soil health

by Mike Loizzo
January 12, 2025

What if agricultural waste could be transformed into a resource that boosts crop yields and improves soil health? A team of UF/IFAS researchers believes poultry litter biochar (PLB) has the potential to do just that. Dr. Andressa Freitas and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andressa Freitas, Biochar, Fertilizer, Phosphorus, Poultry Litter, Soil Health, Soil Nutrient Management, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Vimala Nair

Stakeholder Engagement Program: A Corn Competition for Efficient Nitrogen and Irrigation Management in Florida

by Sydney Williams
January 9, 2025

The 2024 Stakeholder Engagement Program (STEP) Corn Competition in Suwannee County, Fla., focuses on promoting the adoption of best management practices (BMPs) in nitrogen and irrigation use among farmers. The event supporters are the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Controlled Release, Corn, Fertilizer, North Florida REC, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley

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