The 2022 Census of Agriculture was released by the USDA in March; see statistics from it about Florida agriculture. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service [...]
See how improving disease control records can improve disease control in vegetable operations. Improving your disease control records can improve disease control in the future of your vegetable operation, [...]
The Intro to Florida Agritourism Workshop is for any farmer or rancher looking to incorporate agritourism into their operation. Two UF/IFAS Extension agents are hosting the Intro to Florida [...]
See the details of the USDA’s crop insurance option for tropical storms that have been named storms. The USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) rolled out their new Tropical Storm [...]
Get ready for bad weather as it’s Hurricane Season. Prepare landscaping for hurricanes to weather the storm. Hurricanes can cause massive destruction to infrastructure and agriculture, but storms can [...]
Make it to the 49th Annual Agricultural Labor Relations Forum in September for information concerning ag employers and employees. The 49th Annual Agricultural Labor Relations Forum is scheduled for [...]
Join the UF/IFAS CEU Day 2023–Landscape University on September 7th to earn CEUs and hear Extension Agents talk plants, palms, and pests! UF/IFAS Extension agents are hosting a day [...]
Register now for the Central Florida Partners for Agriculture Symposium, July 27th, which focuses on success in the ag business. The University of Florida is hosting the first annual [...]
A UF/IFAS professor shared the benefits of silicon in fertilizers for citrus at a citrus workshop earlier in the year. Did you know that silicon is the second most [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
See tips and advice on the best way to get your cattle records in order, as up-to-date records are critical. Up-to-date cattle records are critical for the profitability of [...]
A UF study showed that diversified crops are a viable way to reduce pests as part of a pest management strategy. A UF/IFAS blog shared the details of a [...]
See disease recommendations for Florida melons from a UF/IFAS Specialized Extension agent for Florida melon growers. Growing melons in Florida is just about a full-year season, so Florida melon [...]
See the changes the EPA has proposed to be made to the Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) pertaining to pesticide exposure. In 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...]
Explore the details of different watermelon varieties available for cucurbit growers to raise in their fields. Watermelon is a favorite food of many, and Florida is the largest producer [...]
Those with a bachelor’s degree can take UF/IFAS’s Fertilizer Science and Technology Graduate Certificate Program online. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is now [...]
Tomato growers can find information about Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) on a new information center. Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is looming large in the tomato [...]
Explore five current trends in Agritech that can improve your operation’s productivity and efficiency and boost your bottom line. Technology is making improvements in all industries, and agriculture is [...]