Friday Feature:  Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

Friday Feature: Autonomous Irrigation Unit for Row Crops

This week’s featured video shares an innovation for crop irrigation.  Rain 360 is an autonomous (self-driving) irrigation unit that can apply up to 1/2″ of water per week in a 160-acre field, 3/4″ per week in a 100-acre field, or 1″ per week in...
Targeted Nutrient Management for Fruits and Vegetables

Targeted Nutrient Management for Fruits and Vegetables

  Many fruit and vegetable crops are grown using drip irrigation thus making fertigation an efficient way to supply necessary nutrients to crops.  To know what nutrients are needed, we must test the soil, leaves and/or petioles. Pre-season soil tests are a must! ...
Horse Owners Help Protect Water Quality With New Tool

Horse Owners Help Protect Water Quality With New Tool

– Tory Moore, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Managing manure can be a challenge for horse owners. One horse can produce an average of 50 pounds of waste per day and with an estimated 385,000 horses in Florida, that waste piles up. A new...