Honey Bee Hive Maintenance during the Summer Months
Hive maintenance must be top priority for beekeepers during the summer months. Summer is often the time when most panhandle beekeepers have harvested their prime honey crops (TiTi, Tupelo, Gallberry...
View ArticleSome Vegetables Can’t Take The Heat But Others Thrive During ‘Hot Times’
Robert Trawick County Agent – Horticulture Jackson County rob.trawick@ufl.edu When it comes to vegetable gardening in Northern Florida, gardeners should take advantage of our year-round growing...
View ArticleProper Watering Means Difference Between Life, Death For New Plants During...
Proper watering can make the difference between life and death to newly planted lawns, trees, shrubs, bedding plants, vegetable transplants and ground covers during the summer. Because their roots have...
View ArticleNutrition of the Beef Herd During Transition into Summer
Fig. 1. Remaining winter forage on a bahiagrass field at UF-NFREC on 4/30/15. Photo: N. DiLorenzo Nicolas DiLorenzo, Beef Specialist, University of Florida NFREC When it comes to beef cattle herd...
View Article5 Things You Can Do to Help Sea Turtles During Nesting Season
It is May and this is the official beginning of the sea turtle nesting season. These ancient creatures have followed this nesting cycle for centuries traveling the open ocean, feeding and resting on...
View ArticleS.H.A.R.E. During National Pollinator Week – June 15-21, 2015
Everyone with a landscape can make a difference for pollinators. Simply Having Areas Reserved for the Environment enables homeowners, land managers, farmers, individuals, corporations, schools,...
View ArticleGrazing Management during Spring Transition
Figure 1. Thick stands of clover and cool-season grass during the spring transition might hurt the regrowth of warm-season perennials in overseeded pastures. Adjust stocking rate and graze off the...
View ArticleGiving Thanks During Farm-City Week
Florida Farm Bureau – November 9, 2016 Farm-City Week is a time to give thanks for the valuable partnerships between urban and rural residents. The week will be celebrated statewide, Nov. 16-23, 2016....
View ArticleWeed Control During Drought
Backpack Sprayer in Cogongrass. Photo by Jennifer Bearden Herbicide failures are common during extended dry periods. This is frustrating for the pesticide applicator due to wasted time and chemicals....
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