Tag: tropical soda apple

‘Cutting-edge science’ from UF/IFAS Extension helps farmer preserve water, other parts of his ecosystem

by Brad Buck
October 17, 2024

For about 20 years, Colin Furness and his family have bred and raised miniature cattle and donkeys, and specialized in getting people started with their own herd of mini livestock. They raise registered Herefords, Florida Cracker cattle and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Cattle, Cost-share, Dyllan Furness, Farm, Fencing, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Jonael Bosques, Peace River, Sowing Sustainability, Tropical Soda Apple, UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, Water, Water Preservation, Water Quality, Wetlands

UF/IFAS Extension program to control Tropical Soda Apple earns national award

by Brad Buck
April 14, 2015

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- St. Lucie County ranchers have saved an estimated $850,000 a year, thanks to University of Florida experts who taught them how to release a beetle to eat an invasive plant that normally elbows out valuable ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biological Control, Extension, Tropical Soda Apple

South American beetle released by UF researchers benefits Florida ranchers

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Over the past two decades, Florida cattle ranchers have spent as much as $16 million a year doing battle with an invasive weed called tropical soda apple, known ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Livestock
Tags: Biological Control, Entomology And Nematology, Gratiana Boliviana, Julio Medal, Tropical Soda Apple

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