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Time to mow more: It’s good for the environment and for curb appeal

by Brad Buck
April 4, 2017

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With higher temperatures come higher lawns, so now that spring is in full swing, you may mow more often. When you do, you help preserve the environment and keep your yard aesthetically pleasing, a University ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Environmental Horticulture, Jason Kruse, Lawn Mowing, Nutrients, Rule Of Thirds, Scalping, Soil And Water Sciences, Warm Weather Grasses

UF helps residents save at least 65 million gallons in outdoor irrigation annually

by Brad Buck
March 30, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Participants in a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension program saved 65 million gallons in outdoor irrigation in 2016, enough to supply 15 subdivisions with water for a year, UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Extension, Food And Resource Economics, Laura Warner, Master Gardener, Tatiana Borisova, Water Conservation

Americans are water conscious, UF/IFAS survey shows

by Brad Buck
March 29, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Shorten showers. Limit lawn irrigation. For the most part, Americans get it: They are fairly water conscious, according to a new national survey conducted by a team of University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agricultural Eduction And Communication, Irrigation, Laura Warner, Water Conscious, Water Use

Faculty to share helpful information at UF/IFAS Urban Landscape Summit

by Brad Buck
March 2, 2017

Please see caption below story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Protecting the water Floridians will need for the 15 million additional residents projected to live here 50 years from now means getting today’s 20 million Floridians to conserve water, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Extension, Horticulture, Michael Dukes, Urban Lanscape Summit, Water

UF/IFAS hosting free annual PLANT CAMP for science and environmental primary school teachers

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 12, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is hosting its annual, free, week-long PLANT CAMP for science and environmental primary school teachers this summer, with lodging and meal costs covered ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida

Master Gardeners’ continued training conference scheduled for Kissimmee in October

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 29, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Has your green thumb reached the master level? The University of Florida’s 34th Florida Master Gardener Conference for continued training is scheduled for Oct. 18-21 at Kissimmee’s Embassy Suites at Lake Buena Vista ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Master Gardener, University Of Florida, Wendy Wilber

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