by Matt Lollar | Jan 24, 2020
If you are considering diversifying your farm, or simply planning to grow more produce at home, then you may want to give hydroponic production a try. Basically, hydroponic production is the growing of crops without soil. This can be achieved through several...
by Molly Jameson | Sep 16, 2019
Join UF/IFAS Extension on October 2 and 3 for the 2019 Panhandle Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Not only will participants get the opportunity to learn about the most current innovations in fruit, nut, and vegetable production; marketing and business; and alternative...
by Blake Thaxton | Aug 26, 2016
Author: Jose Perez, UF/IFAS Small Farms Extension Coordinator Dr. Ayanava Majumdar is an Extension Entomologist for the Alabama Cooperative Extension System at Auburn University. His work focuses on finding practical solutions for managing insect pests that affect...
by Blake Thaxton | Apr 8, 2016
High tunnels have gained popularity in Florida over the past 10 years. The USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service EQIP program and others like it have increased high tunnel acreage in Florida from none being reported in 2001, to 186 acres in 2013 according to a...
by Molly Jameson | Nov 6, 2015
While many peninsular Florida farmers do not have to worry about cold protection, farmers in the Florida Panhandle are certainly an exception. Most of the Panhandle is in zone 8b, which means average minimum temperatures are between 15 and 20°F. North Florida...
