Category: Horticulture

Growing Vegetables in Greenhouses and High Tunnels

by Kevin Athearn
May 20, 2021

Protected vegetable production increases Production of vegetables in greenhouses and high tunnels is on the rise. In the United States, the acreage of vegetables and herbs grown under protection increased 82% between 2007 and 2017. The number ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Cflandscapes, Greenhouse Production, Hwooten, Hydroponics, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Small-farms

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place
March 15, 2020

Updated 03/15/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Farm Scale Composting

by Jose Perez
November 30, 2017

Herman Holley and Louise Divine own and operate Turkey Hill Farm, a vegetable and fruit farm in Tallahassee, Florida. This farming couple has worked tirelessly over the years to grow the local food movement in the region. Turkey Hill is a founding ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture
Tags: Composting, Soil, Soil Fertility

Fort Myers Small Farms Conference Pics!

by Jose Perez
April 20, 2016

Thank you all for a great Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference in Fort Myers, April 1 & 2, 2016!! We enjoyed connecting and learning from each other. We had a great crowd, excellent speakers and moderators, awesome food and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Horticulture
Tags: Conference Speakers, Small Farms Conference

Wise words of advice from an experienced vegetable grower

by Jose Perez
November 20, 2015

Emil Belibasis from Beli Farms, one of the farmer speakers at the Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference. By Lana Nasser One of the speakers featured at the Mid-Florida Specialty Crops Conference on November 6 2015 was Emil Belibasis, owner ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture

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