You may be thinking “I thought only farmers used pesticides, what are you talking about the military for?” Our more frequent readers will already know that pesticides are used for all sorts of things, including mosquito control, rat/rodent ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionAll week the PIO will be away from Gainesville, away from our computers, and away from blog writing. As such I am largely reposting a blog we posted before. You shall have to forgive the less than original content. I know, what could possibly ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
For Dr. Suess fans everywhere, this title might have made you think of the Lorax. The quote "I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues”. You might be curious about how this is going to tie ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, Conservation, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionThink back to April of 2020! A crazy and strange time for all, and it was doubly so for our office. Like pretty much everyone we were sent out of the office to work from home. We also discovered that all our online CEU content was broken. This ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Blog Community, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionApril is water conservation month here in the state of Florida. Multiple agencies have wonderful information about what we can do to conserve water here in Florida (https://www.tampabaywater.org/blog/april-is-water-conservation-month-do-your-part-be-water-smart/ ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, Conservation, Crops, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
All February we have celebrated National Pesticide Safety Education month, and have discussed PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Well we have finally come to the last one, It’s Closing Time, and we have a final heads up on PPE. At the end ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Have you checked your PPE kit lately? In honor of pesticide safety month, here is a reminder to go through and check your PPE kit – particularly the items you don’t use very often. Checking your PPE frequently will help ensure that you ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionAll pesticides marketed, sold, or used in the United States must be registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We say this all the time, but how does that process work, where does funding come from and what is PRIA. ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
This week in Florida we are dealing with a late season hurricane. It’s very rare to have one like this so late, but as Floridian’s we have learned to expect the unexpected. You might be wondering how in the world does a hurricane relate ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is associated with many dangerous activities. Football players wear helmets, soccer players shin guards, construction workers have safety glasses (sounds like the start of The Village People!). Even pesticide ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Blog Community, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension