Tag: Homestead
Miami native returns home to focus on youth, community, climate as UF/IFAS Extension director
September 29, 2025
In the first 30 days as director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Miami-Dade County, Pamela Aracena Santos has begun shaping programs to better reflect the voices and needs of the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Amelia Earhart Park, Everglades Agricultural Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, Homestead, Marine Ecosystems, Miami, Miami-Dade’s Parks, News, Nutrition Education, Pamela Aracena Santos, Phosphorus, Plant Nutrition, Recreation And Open Spaces, Selcuk University, Soil Science, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture
UF/IFAS scientists uncover root causes threatening guava, passion fruit and dragon fruit in South Florida
September 5, 2024
University of Florida scientists have identified the root causes threatening the health and productivity of some of Florida's most beloved tropical fruits: dragon fruit, guava and passion fruit. The reveal: New species of the microscopic ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Abolfazl "Abi" Hajihassani, Abolfazl Hajihassani, Consevation, Deficiencies, Dragon Fruit, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Guava, Homestead, Nematode, Nurseries, Passion Fruit, Pest And Diseases, Root-knot Nematodes, Water And Nutrient Management
How to Maintain Atala Butterflies in Your Garden Year-Round, Fourth Blog
June 17, 2024
In-A-Pinch Preventative Measures Transfer and Retransfer: A great help to the coonties during the Atalas’ peak munching period is to transfer the bigger caterpillars from the newer growth to older leaves or to a bigger plant that is better ... READ MORE
Category: , Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, WildlifeTags: Florida, Florida Friendly Landscape, Homestead, Miami-Dade, South Florida, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension, Wildlife
A Natural Disaster Can Significantly Impact a Family’s Financial Life
January 26, 2023
A natural disaster can significantly impact a family's financial life. For example, in the aftermath of a hurricane, flood, or other incident, families often face skyrocketing costs for repairs and replacements that can significantly disrupt ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Homestead, Miami-Dade, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension
2022 A Very Strange Rainy Season
September 28, 2022
Or why average rainfall records do not fully relay the ups and downs of rainy season (nor dry season). As I sit writing this blog we are soaked in rain from a brush with Ian. This rainfall event and the past 10 days of rainy weather have ... READ MORE
Category: , Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, Water, WildlifeTags: Climate Change, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Homestead, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension
Mosca oriental fruta: Viveros
October 8, 2015 Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bactrocera, Campoverde, Cuarentena, Florida, Grower, Homestead, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mosca Oriental De La Fruta, Nursery, Oriental Fruit Fly, Peste, Plaga, Quarantine, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Miami-Dade Extension, Vivero
Agriculture Industry Town Hall in Homestead
September 21, 2015 Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fruit Fly, Homestead, Miami, Mosca Frutera Oriental, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade
Two new Oriental fruit fly meetings in September
September 18, 2015
1. Agriculture Industry Town Hall at UF/IFAS Extension for Oriental Fruit Fly Program with Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner Putnam understands how crucial the eradication efforts are to those in the agriculture industry. He invites ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Fly, Homestead, Invasive Pest, Meeting, Miami, Miami-Dade, Mosca Frutera Oriental, OFF, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pest, UF/IFAS Extension
Bacterial disease on Ficus elastica fact sheet
August 20, 2015
Bacterial blight fact sheet READ MORE
Category: Home LandscapesTags: Bacteria, Bacterial Blight, Disease, Enfermedad, Fact Sheet, Ficus, Florida, Homestead, Miami, Miami-Dade, Miami-Dade Publications, Nursery, Nursery Pest, Pest, Rubber Tree, Vivero, Xanthomonas