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Sheet Mulching for Weed Prevention

by Whitney Elmore
February 19, 2018

With warmer weather comes more rainfall. While it's great for lawns and ornamentals, its also great for the weeds. An environmentally friendly alternative to weed control is sheet mulching. This permaculture technique consists of laying down ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Control, Donated, Environmentally Friendly, Free, Garden, Germination, Mulch, Newspaper, Permaculture, Register, Sheet, Tree, Weeds, Wood

Wood ducks could use your help this time of year

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 1, 2015

Wood ducks are one of the most colorful ducks in North America. Breeding males showcase an unbelievable combination of colors including a red bill and eyes, a metallic purplish-green crested head, black cheeks with thick white stripes, a maroon ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Wildlife
Tags: Could, Ducks, Help, Panhandle Outdoors, This, Time, Wood, Year

UF researchers receive $643,000 federal grant to study wood-quality gene for fuel production

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 23, 2009

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A newly discovered gene may be the key to producing fuel ethanol more efficiently from trees, and the University of Florida researchers who identified it have ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Cellulose, Ethanol, Kirst, Lignin, Paper, Poplar, Pulp, Wood

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