 
							
					
															
					
					 by external | Mar 27, 2020
Samantha Murray, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Mark Mauldin | Mar 20, 2020
People contact their local Extension Office on a regular basis searching for business that offer the types of unique services that farm and landowners need.  Whether it is a source to purchase hay or people who can custom bale hay, build fences, mow fields, or provide...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Molly Jameson | Mar 13, 2020
– Through the dog days of summer, the chillingly cold days of winter, and everything in-between, the managers and volunteers coordinating the Red Hills Small Farm Alliance (RHSFA) Red Hills Online Market (RHO Market) pick-up days have endured it all. But much...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by external | Mar 13, 2020
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture Hemp Program – Proposed Hemp Cultivation Rule — Notice of Change On March 6, 2020, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) published a Notice of Change for Rule 5B-57.014, F.A.C. — State Hemp...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Jennifer Bearden | Mar 6, 2020
I always start my answer (like any good soil scientist) with, “It depends!”  If your soil pH is low, I would recommend a liming material.  If your soil pH is close to the target pH, I would recommend other calcium sources.  Not all calcium sources are equal in their...				
					
			
					
											
								 
							
					
															
					
					 by Josh Freeman | Feb 28, 2020
Josh Freeman, Associate Professor of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida, and Rui Yang, Post-Doctoral Associate, University of Florida If you’re involved in agriculture, chances are you have heard about industrial hemp (IH) production in the last couple...