GAINESVILLE, Fla. — If, like Charlie Brown, you seek “The Great Pumpkin” this Halloween, you might first want to paint it to keep it intact, said Gene McAvoy, an Extension agricultural agent with the University of Florida Institute… Read More
LIVE OAK, Fla. — Do you want to know how to grow plants without soil? More and more, people want to start a hydroponic farming business. To meet that demand, the University of Florida Institute of Food and… Read More
By: Stu Hutson – (352) 273-3569 Source: Bob Hochmuth – bobhoch@ufl.edu, (386) 362-1725 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Today’s economically spurred resurgence of the home vegetable grower can’t entirely be dubbed a "return to the earth." Many burgeoning farmers aren’t… Read More
By: Mickie Anderson – (352) 273-3566 Sources: Joan Dusky – jadu@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1761 Bob Hochmuth – bobhoch@ufl.edu, 386-362-1725 x103 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — One of the most enduring aspects of agriculture is going high-tech. The field day… Read More
By: Stu Hutson – (352) 273-3569 Source: Robert Hochmuth – bobhoch@ufl.edu, (386) 362-1725, x103 View Photo Every year for nearly two decades, Florida farmers have gathered at the Suwannee Valley Twilight Field Day to hone their craft, often… Read More
By: Stu Hutson – (352) 273-3569 Sources: Robert Hochmuth – bobhoch@ufl.edu, (386) 362-1725 x103 Danielle Treadwell – ddtreadw@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1928 x210 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It wasn’t long after longtime commercial writer Sandra “Sam” Williams and husband… Read More
