Category: Crops

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ and Edible Gardens

by Sara MacDonald
September 11, 2025

Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ (FFL) encourages homeowners and communities to use research-based practices that conserve water, reduce pollution, and protect natural resources. These nine principles are often applied to traditional residential ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly Landscape, UF/IFAS Edible Gardens, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Horticulture

St. Lucie County Conducts Futures Forum – Community Needs Assessment

by johnferguso
April 13, 2025

The purpose of this Community Needs Assessment. A community needs assessment is a vital process that helps identify a community's strengths, challenges, and unmet needs. We are gathering input from residents, organizations, and stakeholders, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Money Matters, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: #4hOpportunityForAll, #H4HOutreach, #pesticide, #slc4h, #wildlife, Biological Control, Citrus, Coastal Shoreline Restoration, Conservation, Endangered Species, Extension, Financial Education, Florida Master Naturalist, FMNP, Hurricane, Invasive, Josey Keener, Money, St Lucie County, STEM, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Water, Water Quality

Understanding Citrus Black Spot: A Threat to Your Citrus Groves

by Amir Rezazadeh
September 24, 2024

Citrus black spot (CBS), caused by the fungal pathogen Guignardia citricarpa, has emerged as a significant threat to citrus crops around the globe. As citrus growers face an array of challenges, understanding this disease is essential for protecting ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, Fruits, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center

This is how I cut a Fresh from Florida mango!

by Ken Gioeli
June 27, 2023

Juicy, sweet, refreshing - a summertime treat. Its mango season in South Florida. It's June and our mango trees are full of ripe mangoes. The UF/IFAS EDIS publication on mangoes describe the fruit as oval or kidney-shaped, measuring ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, , Crops, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fruit, Juice, Mango, Summer, Sweet

Try my Super-secret Mango Guacamole Recipe for National Avocado Day 2022

by Ken Gioeli
July 20, 2022

National Avocado Day is July 31, 2022, and I thought it would be a good time to divulge my super-secret mango guacamole recipe. Its sweet, spicy, and tasty. Its a source of monounsaturated fats which can be part of a healthful diet. We can also ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Avocado, Guacamole, July31, Mango, Monounsaturated, Nationalguacamoleday, Nutritious

Exploring the Possibilities of Backyard Chickens Locally

by Tanya Binafif
August 2, 2021

Did you know that the chicken has come a long way from the plains of Southeast Asia some seven to ten-thousand years ago, to a sacred animal to the Romans, and finally to household food and agricultural product in modern times? Chickens, thought ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, Backyard Chickens, Chickens

Human and Environmental Risks for the Use of Glyphosate Herbicide in Weed Control

by Ken Gioeli
August 2, 2020

Glyphosate is an herbicide commonly used in Florida landscapes and agriculture. UF/IFAS is committed to safety and supports integrated pest management as the first line of defense against weeds and other pests, including the use of glyphosate ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Food Safety, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Water
Tags: #pesticide, Glyphosate, Herbicide

Flooding Injury in Citrus and Recommendation

by Amir Rezazadeh
June 5, 2020

As you probably know the hurricane season started last week and right after that we had heavy rainfall in our area. Almost all citrus groves are located on high water tables with poor drained soils. With recent heavy rainfall, now the soil is ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Citrus, Flooding, Waterlogging

Biological Control Successes in Florida

by Ken Gioeli
January 21, 2020

A UF/IFAS publication is available showcasing biological control success stories in Florida. UF/IFAS Research and Extension specialists are addressing the invasive plant and insect problem in Florida. These experts develop integrated pest management ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Invasive Species, Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Biological Control, Invasive Species

Homeowners Use Natural Enemy to Fight Citrus Greening

by Kate O'Neill
June 20, 2018

The UF / IFAS - St. Lucie County Extension requests homeowners to join hands in fighting against the destructive citrus disease, huanglongbing (HLB), or better known as citrus greening. We are coordinating with the Florida Department of Agriculture ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Pests & Disease
Tags: #beneficialwasp, #citrusgreening, #fruitcrops, #HLB, #Tamarixia

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