New UF/IFAS Factsheets added to EDIS for Ag in April 2014

New UF/IFAS Factsheets added to EDIS for Ag in April 2014

The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...
Keep Water and Nutrients in the Root Zone

Keep Water and Nutrients in the Root Zone

Summer is rapidly approaching and irrigation demands by vegetable crops will be greatly increasing. Many areas of the Panhandle are blessed with well-drained soils, which are great during wet periods, but can be challenging to manage the water and nutrients provided...
Sign-up for USDA Disaster Programs Restored by Farm Bill

Sign-up for USDA Disaster Programs Restored by Farm Bill

On April 15th, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced eligible farmers and ranchers may sign up for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs restored by passage of the 2014 Farm Bill. “We implemented these programs in record time...

A New Chestnut Trial Planned for NFREC-Quincy

The American chestnut (Casteneae dentata) was once the most dominant hardwood species in North America until the introduction of the Chestnut Blight fungus (Cryphonectria parasitica) which ultimately destroyed over 3 billion trees. The first European settlers found...