by Fanny Iriarte | Mar 19, 2021
Fanny Iriarte, Josh Freeman, Rui Yan, and Matthews Paret, UF/IFAS North Flroida Research and Education Center – The following are a collection of hemp diseases and the associated symptoms for diagnosis, as well as management tips to reduce yield loss or plant...
by Molly Jameson | Mar 12, 2021
– Throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend Region of Florida, many residents struggle to access healthy foods. Of the 20 Florida counties with the most people living in poverty, more than half are in the Panhandle and Big Bend Region. Unfortunately, poverty leads...
by Josh Freeman | Feb 19, 2021
Josh Freeman, Horticultural Specialist, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center – After the first year of industrial hemp (IH) research in 2019, we had a pretty good idea of how some varieties would perform in our area. The yields in North Florida...
by Matthew Orwat | Feb 12, 2021
– It is mid-February, so the spring growing season is just around the corner. Customers will be flocking to local farmers markets and looking for their favorite locally grown tomatoes. Although tomatoes are a favorite kitchen staple, they prove challenging to...
by Ray Bodrey | Feb 5, 2021
There are many farming systems utilized world-wide, with conventional agriculture being the most prevalent. However, alternative systems, like organic and all-natural farming, are becoming more popular than ever before. – Organic Farming With any farming system,...
by Doug Mayo | Feb 5, 2021
This week’s featured video was published by the Soil Health Institute to share the huge need to focus on improving the health and productivity of agricultural soils. With an ever growing world population, and shrinking acreage of productive farmland, the only...
