Tag: Jefferson

Researchers enlist Florida residents in the fight against citrus greening

by Megan Winslow
August 28, 2025

Most people know Florida’s citrus industry is struggling with citrus greening. The threat, however, doesn’t exist in a silo, and residential trees – where the plant disease was first detected in the state – can serve as reservoirs for ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: ACP, Asian Citrus Psyllid, Bay, Citrus, Citrus Care, Citrus Greening, Cold Hardy Citrus, Columbia, Danielle Williams, Diaphorina Citri, Educational, Entomology, Gadsden, HLB, Huanglongbing, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Integrated Pest Management, Jefferson, Laura Warner, Lauren Diepenbrock, Leon, Management, Mesh Bags, North Florida, Orange, Pest, Plant Disease, Reflective Mulch, Research, Romain Exilien, Santa Rosa, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Workshop, Xavier Martini

UF scientist tests methods for boosting America’s cotton crop

by Megan Winslow
May 16, 2024

The United States leads the world in cotton exports by value, accounting for $5.7 billion, or 33%, of exports of the textile, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But researchers hope to bolster American production even more through ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agronomy, Cotton, Cotton Incorporated, Farm, Gadsen, Germination, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jackson, Jefferson, Live Oak, Megan Winslow, North Florida Research And Education Center, Quincy, Study, Sudeep Sidhu, Suwannee, Trials, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

Successful VITA Tax Preparation Season in Jefferson County

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 1, 2016

Tax season is a very difficult time of year for many people. It is a time when good record keeping is vital. The preparation fee is expensive for many families. Some use computer software to avoid fees. However, in doing so they may overlook ... READ MORE

Category: Money Matters, Work & Life
Tags: County, Jefferson, Living Well In The Panhandle, Preparation, Season, Successful, VITA

Florida’s First Capital and First High Rise? – Jefferson County’s Letchworth-Love Mounds Archeological State Park

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2016

It’s a calm clear weekday in January. There’s a single buzzard soaring above, two squirrels scurrying in the trees and a pileated woodpecker calling in the distance. It’s hard to imagine this site was the capital of civilization in North ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources
Tags: Archeological, Capital, County’s, First, Florida’s, High, Jefferson, LetchworthLove, Mounds, Panhandle Outdoors, Park, Rise, State

Forestry Tools Jefferson and Leon Outdoor Camp

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 13, 2013

Campers Measuring Trees with Division of Forestry. Author: Scott Jackson - lsj@ufl.edu UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Regional Specialized Agent for Agriculture and Technology, Extension Agent III http://leon.ifas.ufl.edu Panhandle Outdoors READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Camp, Forestry, Jefferson, Leon, Outdoor, Panhandle Outdoors, Tools

NW Florida Agricultural Innovators – Wakulla and Jefferson Counties

by Blake Thaxton
November 2, 2012

On Friday August 17th, 13 Innovative Farmers and Ranchers were recognized by University of Florida IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida at the Jay Community Center in Santa Rosa County. This is the second year these two organizations ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Awards & Recognition, Jefferson, Panhandle Agriculture, Wakulla

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