by Matt Lollar | Dec 18, 2020
Agritourism has been adopted by a number of farms in the state as an additional source of income. Tourists from across the country and abroad are choosing to lodge at hotel alternatives such as the homes, cottages, and suites of private landowners and state and...
by Andrea Albertin | Dec 11, 2020
– Recently I shared an article, “How Does Senate Bill 712 Affect Agricultural Producers?”, that discussed key elements of the Senate Bill 712 “The Clean Waterways Act” and how the bill affects agricultural producers. I wanted to provide...
by Andrea Albertin | Nov 20, 2020
– Senate Bill 712, “The Clean Waterways Act,” was signed into Florida law on June 30, 2020. The purpose of the bill was to further protect Florida’s water resources, and focuses on minimizing the impact of known sources of nutrient pollution. These...
by Pratap Devkota | Jun 15, 2020
Pratap Devkota, UF/IFAS Weed Specialist, West Florida Research and Education Center On June 3, 2020 the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the registration of Xtendimax, Engenia, and FeXapan herbicide labels. Since this recent development, the US EPA has issued a...
by John Doyle Atkins | May 29, 2020
– Giant Salvina is native to southeastern Brazil and northern Argentina. It is a floating aquatic fern that prefers slow moving, fertile, warm, freshwater. It can spread by vegetative fragments. According to Dr. Stephen Enloe, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic...
by Andrea Albertin | Jun 21, 2019
As the state of Florida moves forward with watershed and springs basin restoration plans, also known as Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs), reducing nitrogen loads to degraded water bodies is a priority in many areas. Excess nitrogen in springs, rivers and coastal...