Important Considerations For Establishing New Citrus Groves   

By |2018-11-13T08:52:19-05:00November 16th, 2016|Agriculture|

The incentive programs available for Florida citrus growers looking to replant or renovate their citrus groves are plentiful in Florida. The disease HLB, also known as citrus greening, has devastated Florida’s citrus industry since its detection in 2005, and the latest figures indicate that the Florida citrus industry will need to plant 20 million new [...]

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Hops Could be Cropping Up for Florida Growers

By |2018-11-13T08:52:19-05:00September 22nd, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

The craft beer industry is growing quickly, and a UF/IFAS research team is exploring whether Florida growers could benefit from the growth of this niche industry through supplying this much-needed crop to large and small breweries. The research was started in the backyard of UF horticulturist Brian Pearson, who wanted to see if he could [...]

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Florida’s Prolific Ag Pests

By |2018-11-13T08:52:20-05:00May 17th, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

Florida agriculture may be one of the strongest in the nation, but the tropical climate, abundant sunshine and plentiful rains (barring drought!) that created a land so favorable to agriculture also welcome a lion’s share of pests and pathogens to attack the fruits of The Sunshine State’s labors (and the vegetables, nuts, livestock and so [...]

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Cover Crops Offer Bang for Your Agriculture Buck

By |2016-03-30T14:25:53-04:00March 21st, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

Cover crops have grown quickly in esteem in the agriculture industry, and for good reason: they offer a lot of advantages on the farm and the ranch both. While cover crops have many benefits, like most things in agriculture, they do take some time and effort to reap all the rewards they offer. […]

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UF/IFAS Innovation Benefits Strawberry Growers and the Environment

By |2018-11-13T08:52:22-05:00February 17th, 2016|Agriculture, Business|

The agriculture industry is an enterprise of innovation, and few innovations are quite as welcome as those that are good for the environment and will save producers money at the same time. Such is the case of a web-based monitoring system developed by the University of Florida’s Institute for Food and Agriculture Studies, known as [...]

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Farm Diversification Options for Florida Citrus Producers

By |2018-11-13T08:52:22-05:00January 16th, 2016|Uncategorized|

Farming and ranching are ventures fraught with pitfalls, and Florida has its fair share of difficulties and hardships. Considering factors such as fickle weather that can be hot as a furnace, dry as a bone, wet as a fish or downright dangerous, and Florida’s host of pathogens and pests, being in agriculture in Florida is [...]

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The State of Florida’s Fight Against Citrus Greening

By |2016-01-02T20:51:49-05:00January 2nd, 2016|Agriculture, Business, Education|

Citrus Greening has ravaged the Florida citrus industry for the last 10 years, and the stakes keep getting higher and higher. In early December, the USDA released an updated citrus forecast, and the outlook was anything but rosy.  According to the new estimates, the USDA is forecasting only 69 million boxes for all oranges, which [...]

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Cuba and the U.S. Agriculture Industry

By |2018-11-13T08:52:22-05:00November 20th, 2015|Agriculture, Business|

The U.S. has not had diplomatic ties with Cuba since 1961, but the recent efforts by the Obama Administration to renew governmental relations with the Caribbean island nation have put Cuba-U.S. ties on the front burner. It’s front-page news, and the U.S. agriculture industry—especially in Florida—has taken notice. Recently, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack was part [...]

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Love Science and Nature? Become a Citizen Scientist Today

By |2015-10-23T13:38:04-04:00October 23rd, 2015|Agriculture, Community|

What was your favorite subject in school? For many, it was science. For many adults, it’s now science and nature. From Earth Science to Biology to Chemistry, in the hands of the right teacher, science was a fun class that teaches about the world around us. Many still harbor a love of science, even if [...]

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Survey Shows Floridians Care About Endangered Species, But With a Catch

By |2018-11-13T08:52:23-05:00July 29th, 2015|Agriculture, Community, Education|

The results from a recent study conducted by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources are in: Floridians care about the endangered species in the Sunshine state. Nearly 90 percent of people surveyed support imposing fines on those who harm endangered species. Another 88 percent maintained that damaging habitats and [...]

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