Citrus breeders work in collaboration with industry partners, marketers, and growers to ensure new varieties have a pathway to success. From a breeders’ standpoint developing a marketable variety involves balancing horticultural traits, consumer ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Stems are erect, branched and can get to 6ft in height. Leaflets are egg-shaped pinnately compound. Unfortunately, it is not a welcome perennial plant anywhere near cattle or hay pastures. This plant is very toxic to livestock, cow, horse ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Rainwater harvesting has been around for thousands of years. The earliest evidence can be found on sites such as ancient Mesopotamia, around 3000 BC, where people collected rainwater for irrigation and domestic use. The Romans constructed elaborate ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
The Great Florida Pollinator Census is an initiative to promote pollinator science to our communities with three general objectives: increase pollinator habitats, educate the public on the importance of insects to our ecosystems, and provide ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
The Moon Scientists have confirmed there are preserved carbon organic molecules on the surface and in moon craters proving compost was on moon ~3 billion years ago and likely now. Data sent back from moon by SHERLOC, the Scanning Habitable ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Please join us on Friday January 20, 2023, at the Rose Head Park Pavilion, 525 S. Jefferson St., Perry, FL for the Annual Tree Seedling Give Away, in celebration of Florida’s Arbor Day. In 1970, President Richard Nixon proclaimed National ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
For pets, do not leave your animals outside for a long period of time, even if they typically live outdoors. Treat your pets how you would like to be treated. If you are cold, they are cold. If you must leave pets outdoors, reinforce their shelter ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
I have truly been rewarded for sitting at my home desk this Sunday afternoon working on the end of year report for 4th day consecutively. The view from my desk faces north, is a heavily wooded area, across from my front yard. A fast movement ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, Wildlife
by Ana Zangroniz and Savanna Barry What are mangroves? Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees and shrubs that reside in low-energy, intertidal areas. They like to grow in warm areas, or where the temperatures do not hit lower than freezing for ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
4-H Embryology project If you have visited Taylor County Primary School recently, you discovered more than just students learning. You also encountered more than 60 fertilized eggs in incubators. Youth in Mrs. Wolfe VPK Class and 1st graders ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Livestock