UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Megan Johnston works alone, proudly managing a 140-acre ranch. Though there are no typical days, Johnston gets up about 5:30 every morning to feed the cows and their calves on land near Floral City, Florida. Johnston attributes much… Read More
A University of Florida tomato expert is calling on researchers worldwide to use genetics to help farmers grow tastier tomatoes in many geographic locations. Consumers crave tasty tomatoes, but the trick comes in growing flavorful fruit in different… Read More
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — From Florida to Virginia, farmers are enjoying the fruits of Sanjay Shukla’s labor. His compact-bed geometry system allows growers to plant crops in tall soil beds, and the result is thousands of dollars in annual… Read More
The UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center’s (MREC) researchers and graduate students had strong attendance at this year’s American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) annual international conference. The MREC team participated in panel sessions, gave presentations and presented… Read More
Forage and Livestock production cab be very complex. Development of a program requires good and deep planning. The main objective should be identifying the needs and opportunities available. Matching Crops to Need After making decisions on forage… Read More
Why do I need a soil pH test? We have completed hundreds of soil pH tests over the past few years at our office and this questions usually comes up. Here are some ideas of what soil pH… Read More
July isn’t the nicest of times to be working in a Florida garden. Why not, spend the day with master gardeners learning about Northeast Florida gardening and getting ideas to improve your own landscape. Attendees are sure to… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Usually, when residents are urged to conserve water, they’re told to irrigate their lawns less. But Eban Bean and his University of Florida research colleagues want to use compost in new residential landscapes to see… Read More
Did you know that United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service a.k.a. APHIS, restricts the movement of domestic soil from areas within the continental United States that are under quarantine for specific plant pests…. Read More
Among the variety of questions that come to Extension from time to time there is usually one that asks the best time to plant a tree. Once when the question was posed, I heard this very direct and… Read More
