UF/IFAS Seminar on Wild Game Processing: From Field to Table

Saturday, September 29, 2012 9:00am to 3:00pm UF Meat Processing Laboratory 2250 Shealy Drive, Room 156, Gainesville, Florida 32611 Seminar Agenda 9:00am Welcome and Introduction 9:15am Zoonotic Diseases from Wild Game 10:00am Assuring Safety and Quality During...

Snakes: They Are On The Move

You are most likely to encounter a snake when the temperature is neither too hot or too cool. This means you chances of seeing a snake in the great outdoors during the middle of the day is greatly increased in the Spring and Fall of the year. With all the rain we have...

Horse Nettle Blooming in Wakulla County

Delicate flowers disguise the potential problems of Horsenettle. The dainty yellow and white flowers belie the disaster potential of the plants. Horsenettles (Solanum carolinense) are blooming and producing fruit in Wakulla County. Horsenettle can be a serious weed...
What are those “Sandy-Mounders” anyway?

What are those “Sandy-Mounders” anyway?

Have you ever wondered what those mounds of soil are that seem to appear from nowhere in surrounding fields and pastures?  They are actually dirt mounds dug by the southeastern pocket gopher. The southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis, is also known as the...

New Rule from FWC Allows Hog Hunting at Night with Lights

During a recent Hog and Deer Damage meeting held for farmers and hunters in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, representatives from Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officers discussed a rule change to benefit farmers experiencing hog damage to their crops. It...