Tag: irrigation

A healthy lawn using less water? UF/IFAS can show you how

by Tory Moore
June 23, 2021

This summer, UF/IFAS Extension agents across central Florida will host free weekly webinars aimed to help residents maintain a healthy lawn and conserve one of Florida’s most valuable resource, water. “The average residential irrigation ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Florida-friendly Landscaping, Home Gardening, Irrigation, Lawn, Lawn Care, Marion County, Orange County, Osceola County, Seminole County, St. Johns County, Sumter County, Turfgrass, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County, UF/IFAS Extension Seminole County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Johns County, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Water Conscious, Water Conservation, Water Use

New Florida-Friendly plant app guides you to the right plants for a sustainable landscape

by Brad Buck
June 7, 2021

As you’re finishing your spring planting, you can use a new, free UF/IFAS tool to help select the right native and ornamental plants and turf for a resilient, sustainable Florida landscape. The UF/IFAS Florida-Friendly Landscaping ™ ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn
Tags: App, Drought, Esen Momol, FFL Plant Guide, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Plants, Tom Wichman

Friends, neighbors help influence our irrigation decisions, UF research shows

by Brad Buck
April 28, 2021

Are you going to water your lawn today? It sounds like an innocuous question. But irrigation takes on a new context when you consider the potential of peer pressure on outdoor watering habits. When you see a neighbor turning off their irrigation, ... READ MORE

Category: Water
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Behavior, Conservation, Friends, Irrigation, Landscape, Laura Warner, Lawn, Neighbors, Norms, Peer Pressure, Perception, Referent Groups, Significant Others, UF/IFAS Extension, Water

UF scientist finds way to reduce greenhouse gas in soil

by Brad Buck
January 19, 2021

When soil gets saturated with water, the ground can produce nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that depletes the ozone, the layer that protects plants and animals on Earth from harmful ultraviolet light. For context, nitrous oxide is 310 times ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: David Liu, Emissions, Farms, Fertilizer, Greenhouse Gas, Horticultural Sciences, Irrigation, Nitrous Oxide, Ozone, Rain, Reduce, Soil

Source of irrigation water influences how much of it you conserve

by Brad Buck
August 27, 2020

Whether you get your water from a public utility, a well or recycled water, the source will influence how much water you save, a new University of Florida study shows. Turns out, city water users tend to engage in more conservation practices ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Conservation, Irrigation, Laura Warner, Lisa Krimsky, Public Water, Reclaimed Water, Source, Source Of Water, Water, Well Water

2020-2021 UF/IFAS citrus production guide available

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 24, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- While the coronavirus pandemic has changed much of the University of Florida citrus programming, one annual tradition continues, albeit with some changes. The 2020-2021 UF Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Citrus Production Guide, Citrus Research And Education Center, Grove Management, Irrigation, Lauren Diepenbrock, Planting, Tree Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension

UF weather alert website for farms now mobile-friendly, among other updates

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
April 23, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN), a University of Florida-operated service aiding agricultural decision-makers statewide since 1997, just relaunched its website with a new look and additional user-focused features. “Our ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Charles Barrett, FAWN, Florida Automated Weather Network, Freeze, Irrigation, Rick Lusher, UF/IFAS Extension, Weather, Website

Each new Floridian gives UF/IFAS a chance to teach water conservation

by Brad Buck
January 30, 2020

About 900 residents move to Florida each day, and each person represents an opportunity to teach how to better conserve water as they plant and maintain their landscape, say UF/IFAS researchers. The latest annual survey of 3,596 Florida residents ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: AJ Reisinger, Conservation, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Irrigation, Landscape, Laura Warner, Lawns, Trees, Water

Taller, Higher Soil Bed Design Can Help Save Farmers Thousands of Dollars

by Brad Buck
November 19, 2019

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 savings. New ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Compact-bed Geometry, Irrigation, Nutrients, Sanjay Shukla, Saving Money, Soil, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

Agricultural Producers Urged to Learn About Irrigating Wisely at Free UF Event

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County will host a free event highlighting water-saving technologies available to agricultural producers and how this equipment has already aided growers in the area. Irrigating Wisely in Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Farm, Farming, Irrigation, Soil Moisture Sensor, Technology, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, Water, Water Conservation

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