Tips for Success in Growing Watermelons
See advice on steps a grower can take to find success in growing watermelons. Florida is the leading state in growing watermelons, especially winter watermelons, but it is still [...]
Management Recommendations for Snails in Citrus
See management recommendations for snails in citrus, a problem that is becoming more common with the arrival of a new (tiny!) snail pest. There is a new snail species [...]
Starting a Florida Cattle Ranch? Follow This Advice
See advice on starting a Florida cattle ranch from the South Florida Beef-Forage Program Article-of-the-Month. Florida is a major cattle state, operating mostly as a cow-calf state. The Sunshine [...]
Beat the Heat with Particle Film for Citrus
The latest UF/IFAS Tip of the Week for citrus growers focuses on combating Florida’s heat with particle film for citrus. The UF/IFAS Tip of the Week maintains that “Kaolin [...]
Use the Canopy Assist Program to Track Effectiveness of Citrus Treatments
The UF/IFAS Tip of the Week shared information on using the Canopy Assist program to track citrus health and yield data. Many Florida citrus growers are utilizing treatments like [...]
Spring Management Tips to Combat Pasture Decline
See tips on Spring pasture management factors to fight pasture decline and ensure your pasture is as productive as possible. Pasture decline—”What were once lush green pastures have now [...]
Q&A With CUPS Advocate
Read a Q&A with CUPS advocate, Arnold Schumann, a UF/IFAS professor of soil fertility and water quality. UF/IFAS professor of soil fertility and water quality Arnold Schumann was a [...]
UF/IFAS Professor Makes Recommendations on Psyllid Control
See the updated recommendations from a UF/IFAS professor on psyllid control concerning trunk injections and foliar sprays. UF/IFAS professor Lukasz Stelinski shared updated recommendations concerning psyllid control based on [...]
Find Optimal Citrus Tree Spacing for High-Density Plantings
See the advice in the UF/IFAS Tip of the Week article for choosing optimal citrus tree spacing for high-density plantings. Due to citrus greening, Florida citrus growers are striving [...]
Join the Citrus Pest Management Course
Now is the time to enroll in the Citrus Pest Management Course at UF, a 16-month course, starting in the Fall of 2023. The University of Florida’s IFAS is [...]
New Citrus Nutrient Recommendations Shared at the Florida Grower Citrus Show
See new citrus nutrient recommendations that were presented at the Florida Grower Citrus Show and the latest in citrus research. The Florida Grower Citrus Show was this month, and [...]
Details on Tomatoes Resistant to Target Spot
A UF/IFAS researcher is working on developing tomatoes resistant to target spot, a disease that has been problematic. Target spot is a fungus-caused disease that has been around for [...]
Tips for Success with Summer Cover Crops
A UF/IFAS Tip of the Week shared tips for success with summer cover crops, advising that citrus growers should be planning now. The message shared in a recent UF/IFAS [...]
Citrus Nutrition Program Tips, Part 2
See citrus nutrition program tips for ensuring that you get the most out of your nutrient inputs for your citrus grove. We shared nutrition program tips in a prior [...]
Tips for Your Nutrition Program, Part 1
See tips for maximizing your nutrition program for your citrus grove and get the most out of your nutrient inputs. Your nutrition program is especially important in the era [...]
Tips for Using Crop Protection Products Safely
See five tips for growers for using crop protection products safely this growing season from GrowingMatters.org. Growing Matters, according to their website, is “a coalition of organizations and individuals [...]
Make to the 72nd Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course
Attend the Florida Beef Cattle Short Course put on by The University of Florida’s Department of Animal Sciences. Register now for the 72nd Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course, [...]
Optimizing Gibberellic Acid Applications
See research results on optimizing gibberellic acid applications to reduce the financial impact of the inputs for Florida growers. Gibberellic acid (GA) has been shown to have a positive [...]
Tips to Evaluating Salt Levels in Your Fields
See tips on evaluating salt levels in your field to ensure that salt leaching is not harming your vegetable crops. Florida is a peninsula surrounded by salt water, and [...]
Results of CUPS Irrigation and Fertilization Study for Grapefruit
See the results of a UF/IFAS CUPS irrigation and fertilization study concerning grapefruit, in a Tip of the Week. Many Florida citrus growers are looking to Citrus Under Protective [...]
