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Agriculture
Current Stories
Beginning Farmers
New farmers face many challenges. These resources try to make those challenges less daunting. More...
Alternative Farm Opportunities
Specialty products can increase your farm's income. Here are ideas and tips from fellow farmers. More...
Reclaimed Water FAQ
Unlike "grey water," recycled water has been treated and has many uses. Learn more through this FAQ. More...
Weather Resources
Look here for sources for weather reports and climate information for residents and agricultural producers in Florida. More...
Fencing Water Sources
Improve livestock health and water quality and protect wildlife by fencing field streams, ponds, and wetlands. More...
Harvesting Rainwater
Rain barrels, cisterns, and rain gardens let you store rainfall and decrease the use of other water sources. More...
All Stories
- Africanized Honey Bees
- Agroforestry: Options for Landowners
- Annosum Root Rot
- Avoiding West Nile Virus
- Alternative Farm Enterprises
- Alternative Farm Enterprises for You
- Backyard Chickens
- Backyard Egg Production
- Beekeeping Management Calendar
- Bees & Pesticides
- Beginning Farmers
- Bird Flu Facts
- Blueberry Freeze Protection
- BMPs: The Wave of the Future
- BMPs for Honeybee Colonies
- Caring for Older Horses
- Child Safety on Farms
- Chilli Thrips
- Chilli Thrips: Bio Control Method
- Citrus & Cold
- Citrus Blackspot ID
- Citrus Canker Guidelines
- Citrus Canker News (written Jan. 2006)
- Citrus Greening Disease
- Citrus Greening, Managing
- Citrus Greening, Scouting for
- Citrus Psyllids, Sampling for
- Cogongrass: An Invasive Plant
- Cold Protection of Foliage Plants
- Colony Collapse Disorder
- Control of Tropical Soda Apple
- Community Supported Agriculture
- Conservation Tillage
- Coping with Drought in the Landscape
- Cover Crops
- Creep Grazing
- Cultivar Selection in Tomato & Pepper Production
- Designer & Specialty Eggs
- Developing a Risk-free Peanut (written Dec. 2006)
- Developing Agritourism
- Dogfennel
- Early Weaning of Beef Calves
- El Niño is Back! (written Sept. 2006)
- Exclusion Methods for Greenhouse Vegetable Pests
- FAWN at Your Fingertips
- Farm Ponds in Florida Irrigation Systems
- Farming Shiitake
- Fence Brace Assemblies
- Fencerows
- Fencing Costs
- Fencing Water Sources
- Five Ways to Improve Profitability
- Florida Beekeeping Calendar
- Florida Cracker Cattle
- Florida's Venomous Snakes
- Food Safety on the Farm
- Food Safety: Transportation
- Forage for Horses
- Forage Legume Guide, Winter
- Forages, Warm-Season
- Forages, Cool-Season
- Forest Certification
- Forest Inventory
- Good Agricultural Practices
- Good Agricultural Practices, Overview
- Grass Tetany
- Grazing Leases
- Greenhouse Pest Exclusion: Resistant Cultivars
- Gummy Stem Blight
- Heat Stress
- Honeybees & Pollen
- Hoof Care for Horses
- Horse Nutrition: How to Feed a Horse
- Horses, Protecting from Mosquitoes
- Hurricane Preparation for Farmers & Ranchers
- Identification Resources: Bugs, Plants, & Diseases
- La Niña
- Laurel Wilt
- Layout & Design for a Wholesale Container Nursery
- Livestock, Heritage Breeds
- Maintenance Safety
- Managing Florida Ponds for Fishing
- Managing a Dairy Cow
- Managing Pastures for Dairy Cows
- Manure Matters
- Microgreens: A Specialty Crop
- New Website for the Ruskin Lab
- Niche Meat Marketing
- Open-Field Soilless Culture of Vegetables
- Organic Nematode Management
- Organic Produce, Marketing
- Organic System Plan
- Organic Vegetable Seeds
- Papayas for Tomato IPM
- Pasture for Dairy Cows
- Pasture Weeds
- Perennial Peanut & Citrus
- Permits for Biomass Crops
- Pesticide CEUs Available Online
- Pesticide Effects on Nontarget Organisms
- Pesticide Licensing (Pesticide Information Office)
- Pines & Wildlife
- Pomegranates as a Cash Crop
- Poultry, Araucana Chickens
- Poultry Diseases
- Poultry Foraging
- Poultry, Pastured
- Predation on Livestock
- Psyllids in Abandoned Groves
- Range Sites of Florida
- Road Safety for Tractors
- Row Covers for Crop Protection During Cold Weather
- Selling Farm Fresh Eggs
- Silvopasture
- Silvopasture with Goats
- Small Farms Conference
- Small Farms on the Web
- Small Farms: Direct Marketing
- Small Farms: Getting Started
- Soil Solarization
- Soil Testing
- Starting a Farmers' Market
- Strawberry Disorders
- Stone Fruit Harvest
- Sunbelt Ag Expo
- Toxic Plants
- Tractor Safety
- Value Added Agriculture
- Vegetable Fertilization Principles
- Vegetable Production Handbook
- Vertical Vegetable Gardening
- Virtual Field Days
- Weather Resources
- Weed Management in Pastures
- Whiteflies
- White Mold and Vegetables
- Windbreaks
- Windbreaks, Management of
- Worker Protection Standards
- Worker Safety Training
Bug Bytes
All Stories
- Africanized Honey Bees
- Bed Bugs
- Biting & Stinging Insects
- Chilli Thrips
- Colony Collapse Disorder
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
- Featured Creatures
- Fire Ants
- Fire Ant Management, Sustainable
- Fleas, Getting Rid of
- Fleas & Ticks
- Lawn Caterpillars
- Lovebugs
- Mole Crickets
- Mosquitoes: How to Avoid Their Bites
- Pesticide CEUs Available Online
- Pesticide Licensing (Pesticide Information Office)
- Scentless Plant Bugs
- Sod Webworms
- Termites in Mulch?
- Ticks
- Ticks & Disease in Florida
- West Nile Virus
- Whiteflies
Environment
Current Stories
Unwanted Exotic Pets
What do you do when you can no longer care for your exotic pet? Our tips can help you find a solution. More...
Five Invasive Plants to Know
Florida has a lot of invasive plants, but we're going to simplify it for you: here are ones to absolutely know. More...
City Forests & Water
One reason trees are important: they play a large role in urban stormwater control and water quality. More...
Boating Safety
When you're out and about enjoying our many waterways, make sure you're keeping yourself safe. More...
Coastal Wetlands
Coastal wetlands control flooding and sustain Florida's aquatic animals. Learn about this important habitat. More...
Weather Resources
Look here for sources for weather reports and climate information for residents and agricultural producers in Florida. More...
All Stories
- Africanized Honey Bees
- Air Potato
- Alligator Safety
- American Crocodile
- Artificial Reefs, Economic Benefits
- Barn Owls
- Barred Owl
- Bat Conservation
- Bats
- Bats in Buildings
- Bats of Florida
- Beach Mice
- Bees in Nesting Boxes
- Bird Feeders, How to Choose
- Biting & Stinging Insects
- Black Snakes
- Boating Safety
- Bottomland Forests & Wildlife
- Canals & the Everglades
- Cavity Nesting Birds
- Cicadas
- Climate Change & Sea-Level Rise in Florida
- Cogongrass
- Common Florida Spiders
- Conservation Easements
- Coral Reefs
- Cuban Treefrogs
- Cypress
- Deadwood & Forest Wildlife Diversity
- Did I See a Panther?
- Ducks in Florida
- Earth Day (Written April 2007, Updated April 2010)
- Encountering Sea Turtles
- Endangered Species
- Federal & State Agencies
- Fire and Habitat
- Five Invasive Plants to Know
- Fleas
- Florida Bird Monitoring Program
- Florida Butterflies Sheet
- Florida Master Naturalist Program
- Florida’s Environment
- Florida’s Frogs
- Florida's Invasive Species
- Florida Scrub Jay
- Florida Torreya
- Florida's Venomous Snakes
- Florida's Water Resources
- Florida Wildlife FAQs
- Free Ranging Pets
- Giant African Land Snails
- Giants Salamanders
- Golden Silk Spider
- Gulf Oil Spill: What You Can Do
- Helping Wildlife FAQs
- Hummingbirds of Florida
- Identification Resources: Insects, Plants, & Diseases
- Identification Resources: Reptiles & Frogs
- Identifying a Tree
- Identifying Poisonous Plants
- Invader Updater
- Invasive Plants: What You Can Do
- Large Lizards in Florida
- Laurel Wilt
- Laws that Protect Wildlife
- Lightning Safety
- Lionfish
- Living Shorelines
- Living with Alligators
- Living with Black Bears
- Lovebugs
- Luna Moths
- Moccasin or Watersnake?
- Monarch Butterflies
- Making a Treefrog House
- Marine Toads (aka Cane Toads, Giant Toads)
- Mosquitoes: How to Avoid Their Bites
- Oil Spill: What You Can Do
- Outdoor Recreation
- Native Habitats for Monarch Butterflies in South Florida
- Native Plant Resources
- Nuisance Wildlife
- Oaks of Florida
- Poisonous & Stinging Plants
- Protecting Water Birds
- REDDy (recognize and report invasive reptiles)
- Rip Currents: Don’t Panic!
- Scientific Names
- Shark Attacks: Reducing the Risk
- Shorebirds & Storms
- Snakebites
- Snakes in Residential Areas
- Soil Insects
- Spanish Moss
- Spined Soldier Bug
- Ticks & Disease in Florida
- Ticks & Tick-borne Diseases
- Trail Hiking
- Upland Forest Ecosystems
- UF Water Institute
- Venomous Spiders in Florida
- Value of Oak Trees to Wildlife
- Wading Birds
- Weeds: Mile-a-Minute
- Wetland Plants for Habitat
- What to Do About Injured Wildlife
- Wild Hogs in Florida
- Wildfire FAQ
- Wildflowers of Florida
- Wildlife Calendar (Activities by Month)
Families & Consumers
Current Stories
Unwanted Exotic Pets
What do you do when you can no longer care for your exotic pet? Our tips can help you find a responsible solution. More...
Credit Scores & Reports
Tracking your credit scores and reports lets you keep on top of your credit history and any bad credit you may have. More...
Saving Money
Saving money seems simple, but setting money aside can be difficult in practice. Here are our tips. More...
Boating Safety
When you're out and about enjoying our many waterways, make sure you're keeping yourself safe. More...
Watering Restrictions
How should you prioritize your water use when your area is under watering restrictions? We tell you how. More...
Reclaimed Water FAQ
Unlike "grey water," recycled water has been treated and has many uses. Learn more through this FAQ. More...
All Stories
- Back-to-School Shopping
- Barriers to Physical Activity
- Bed Bugs
- Being an Involved Father: What Does It Mean?
- Better Breakfast Month
- Breakfast on the Go
- Bullying
- Buying Insurance
- Caribbean Crazy Ants
- Children and Sleep
- Christmas Trees
- Cleaning Your Home
- Cooking with Herbs
- Credit Scores & Reports
- Diabetes Resources
- Disaster Food & Water Safety
- Disaster Planning for Older Adults
- Disaster Planning: Important Papers & Documents
- E. coli Infections
- Easing Pregnancy Discomforts
- Eating for Healthy Eyes
- Emergency Water Supplies
- Emerging Pathogens Institute
- Encouraging Positive Youth Video Game Activities
- Energy Conservation in the Home
- Facing Foreclosure
- Facts About Sodium
- Family Dinner
- Family Time
- Fat in Your Diet
- Fiber Facts
- Fighting the Holiday Blues
- Filing an Insurance Claim
- Fire Safety: Holidays & Winter
- Fireworks Safety
- Fleas, Getting Rid of
- Fleas & Ticks
- Florida Produce
- Folate Facts
- Food Allergies
- Food & Medicine
- Food Preservation: Freezing
- Food Safety
- Food Safety: Does Your Kitchen Pass the Test?
- Food Safety: Egg Recall
- Food Safety: Restaurant and Take-out Foods
- Food Safety, Summertime
- Food Safety, Brown Bag
- Formosan Termites
- Free Ranging Pets
- Freezing Fruit
- Gas Prices & Saving Money
- Grill Safety
- Grocery Lists
- Halloween Safety
- Hand Washing and County Fairs
- Handling Money: Credit Use
- Happy Helpful Holiday
- Health Benefits of Volunteering
- Healthy Holiday Food
- Heart Health: Show Your Love
- Heat Stress
- Heat Tips for Older Adults
- Holiday Shopping
- Holidays & Relationships
- Home Repair: Clogged Drains
- Home Safety: Fire & Electrical
- Homework Help
- How to Make a Spending Plan
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Housing As We Grow Older
- Hurricane Preparation for Families
- Importance of Family Dinner
- Indoor Air Quality
- Iron in Your Diet
- Is Your House a Sick House?
- JobStart Series
- Job Loss: Coping with Stress
- Leaks in Spending
- Lightning Safety: Don't Be a Victim
- Linking Generations
- Listening Effectively
- Living Actively
- Living with Diabetes
- Making Ends Meet
- Managing in Tough Times
- Marine Toads: A Danger to Your Pets
- Media Literacy
- Mold & Mildew
- Money & Children Moving Home
- Mosquitoes: How to Avoid Their Bites
- Mother’s Day Flowers: Keep Them Alive Longer
- MyPlate: Vegetable Choices
- MyPyramid, Messages of
- Native Bromeliads
- No-Cook Recipes
- Nutrition & Oral Health
- Nutritious School Lunches
- Parent-Teacher Communication
- Pet Reptiles, Buyer's Guide
- Portion Sizes
- Potluck Food Safety
- Preparing Blue Crab
- Preventing Foreclosure
- Prioritizing Bill Payments
- Protect Your Money & Credit
- Protecting Pets from Pesticides
- Protection from Rabies
- Public Speaking
- Raising Healthy Children: Begin with Breakfast
- Reading Food Labels
- Reducing Backpack Weight
- Replacing Important Documents
- Salad Variety
- Salmonella Infections
- Save Money by Saving Energy
- Saving Money
- Savory Snacks
- School Gardens
- Selecting Turfgrass
- Sixty-six Ways to Save Money
- Snack Attacks: Be Prepared
- Sodium in Your Diet
- Space Heater Safety
- Special Diets & Holidays
- Stocking Your Pantry
- Storing Produce
- Summer Tips for Newlyweds
- Sun Safety
- Tailgate Food Safety
- Tax Filing
- Teens & Dating
- Teens & Internet Use
- Teens: Keep Teens Out of Summer Trouble
- Television and Young Children's Learning
- Ticks
- Ticks & Disease in Florida
- Time Management for Kids
- Turkey Safety
- Understanding Serving Portions
- Unwanted Exotic Pets
- Vacation Planning
- Valentine's Day Flowers: Keep Them Alive Longer
- Vitamin C, Facts About
- Weight Loss & Healthy Living
- Winter & Holiday Fire Safety
Lawn & Garden
Current Stories
Florida-Friendly Landscaping™
Florida-friendly landscapes are all about using less—less water and fertilizer, which also means less money. More...
Watering Restrictions
How should you prioritize your water use when your area is under watering restrictions? We tell you how. More...
Planning Your Landscape
Water conservation can be especially easy if you design it into your landscape from the start. More...
Reclaimed Water FAQ
Unlike "grey water," recycled water has been treated and has many uses. Learn more through this FAQ. More...
Water for Wildlife
You can help out birds, frogs, butterflies, lizards, and more with a few well-placed sources of fresh, clean water. More...
Urban Irrigation Tool
You've heard us say not to water when it's not needed. Now we give you a tool to figure out exactly when to water. More...
All Stories
- African Violets
- Agave and Yucca
- Azalea Zeal
- Bahiagrass
- Beneficial Insects
- Beneficial Nematodes
- Bird of Paradise
- Blackberries
- Blueberry Guide
- Brown Patch
- Building a Floating Hydroponic Garden
- Bulbs in the Florida Garden
- Butterfly Gardening
- Chinch Bugs
- Choosing a Lawngrass
- Citrus Culture at Home
- Community Gardens
- Composting: How to Choose or Make a Bin
- Chilli Thrips
- Cold Damage on Palms
- Cold Weather Plants
- Crape Myrtles, Red
- Diseases in the Florida Garden
- Dish Gardens & Terrariums
- Disinfecting Tools
- Dogs & Your Lawn
- Dooryard Citrus
- Drought in Florida: Water Your Lawn Wisely
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
- Enviroscaping
- Establishing Shrubs in Florida Landscapes
- Fairy Rings in Turf
- Fertilizing the Garden
- Fire Ants
- Five Landscaping Mistakes
- Florida Lawn, Environmental Stresses
- Florida Lawn Handbook
- Florida Master Gardener Program
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping FAQs
- Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program
- Flowering Vines for Florida
- Ganoderma Rot in Palms
- Garden Insect Management
- Garden Structures and Forms
- Gardening in a Minute Radio Show
- Gardenias
- Good Lawn Bugs
- Gray Leaf Spot
- Green Industry is Big Business
- Growing Figs
- Growing Fruit in Containers
- Growing Mango
- Growing Potatoes at Home
- Growing Roses
- The "GrowSmart" Campaign
- Herbs for Fall
- Herbs for Spring
- Home Citrus Problems
- Home Landscape Irrigation Systems, Repairs & Maintenance
- Horticultural Therapy
- Iguanas & Your Landscape
- Is Your Grass Looking Ragged?
- Ladybugs of Florida
- Landscape Design: Aesthetics
- Landscape Design, Principles of
- Landscaping for Energy Efficiency
- Landscaping with Fire in Mind
- Landscaping with Native Plants
- Lawn Caterpillars
- Lawns & Drought
- Lawn Insect Management: Cultural Control
- Lemon Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
- Low Cost, Low Care Landscape Ideas
- Making a Potting Mix
- Mistletoe
- Mole Crickets
- Mulch: Getting It & Using It
- Nectar Plants
- Nematodes
- No-Dig Gardens
- Non-Chemical Weed Control
- Normal Palm "Abnormalities"
- Nun's Orchid
- Nutrient Deficiencies
- Organic Vegetable Gardening
- Ornamental Plants & Cold
- Ornamental Plants & Deer
- Over-mulching Trees
- Overseeding for Winter Color
- Palm Problems
- Palms for Florida
- Planting Cypress
- Poinsettias
- Pollination in the Garden
- Pollination of Squash and Corn, Hand
- Protecting Ornamental Plants from the Cold
- Pruning Landscape Trees & Shrubs
- Pruning Palms
- Pumpkins in Florida
- Railroad Vine
- Recycling Yard Waste as Mulch
- Reducing Fire Risk
- Red Crape Myrtle
- Repairing Home Irrigation
- Salt-Tolerant Plants for Florida
- School Gardens
- Scentless Plant Bugs
- Seeding the Garden
- Sensory Gardens
- Soil pH
- Soil Testing
- Square-Foot Gardening
- Steps to a Spring Vegetable Garden
- Stink Bug, Predatory
- Stop Crape Murder!
- Storm Cleanup
- Strawberries for the Garden
- Sudden Oak Death
- Summer Vegetables
- Take-All Root Rot
- Termites in Mulch?
- Tomato Varieties for Florida
- Transplanting Palms
- Valentine's Day Flowers
- Vegetable Garden Insects Sheet
- Vegetable Gardening
- Vertical Gardening
- Water Conservation: The "GrowSmart" Campaign
- Weeds
- Whiteflies
- Xeriscaping
Sustainable Living
Current Stories
Efficiency Incentives
Energy efficiency sometimes has high up-front costs—try these incentives to lessen or eliminate costs. More...
City Forests & Water
One reason trees are important: they play a large role in urban stormwater control and water quality. More...
Earth Day
This April 22nd, take time to recognize and appreciate the vital role the environment plays in our daily life. More...
Reclaimed Water FAQ
Unlike "grey water," recycled water has been treated and has many uses. Learn more through this FAQ. More...
Water for Wildlife
You can help out birds, frogs, butterflies, lizards, and more with a few well-placed sources of fresh, clean water. More...
Harvesting Rainwater
Rain barrels, cisterns, and rain gardens let you store rainfall and decrease the use of other water sources. More...
All Stories
- Activated Charcoal: Help for Pesticide Problems
- Appliances & Energy Use
- Carbon Footprints
- Ceiling Fans
- Certified Coffees
- City Forests & Water
- Community Development
- Community Gardening
- Community Supported Agriculture
- Conservation Assistance: Rural
- Conservation Assistance: Urban
- Conservation Easements
- Conservation Easements (Video)
- Conservation Options
- Conservation Starts at Home
- Earth Day
- Ecotourism
- Edible Landscaping
- Electronics Recycling
- Energy Conservation in the Home
- Energy Efficient Homes: The Irrigation System
- Energy Efficient Homes: Laundry Area
- Energy Efficient Homes: Water Heaters
- Energy Efficiency Incentives
- Energy Efficiency: What You Can Do
- Energy: Money Saving Tips
- Environmental Education
- Facts About Bottled Water
- Fertilizers & Pesticides
- Fire Ant Management
- Florida Fresh: Lettuce
- Florida Fresh Persimmons
- Florida Fresh: Tomatoes
- Florida Master Naturalists
- Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute
- Florida's Ranches
- Fluorescent Lighting at Home
- Gardening with Organic Soil Amendments
- Gray Water Reuse
- Green Holidays
- Green Marine Tips
- Green Office
- Green Roofs for Urban Areas
- Harvesting Rainwater
- Home Water Quality
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Human & Wildlife Conflict
- Know Your Watershed
- Land Ownership
- Landscape Checklist
- Landscape Construction Materials
- Landscaping for Wildlife
- Lawn Irrigation
- Least Toxic Cockroach Control
- Living Green Tips
- Locally Grown Food
- Low & Non-Toxic Cleaning
- Low Energy Cooking (Solar Cooking)
- Making a Treefrog Home
- Native Vegetation for Wildlife
- Natural Products for Pest Management
- No-Dig Gardens
- Organic Standards
- Paper or Plastic
- Perennial Peanut: Urban Use
- Product Life Cycles: Landscape Construction Materials
- Protecting Biodiversity
- Protecting Natural Areas
- Providing Wildlife Cover
- Reclaimed Water FAQ
- Recycling
- Recycling in the Garden
- Recycling Yard Waste as Mulch
- Release Techniques for Fish
- Renewable Energy
- Rodent Control
- Seafood's Future
- Specialty Meats
- Starting a Community Garden
- Starting a Farmers Market
- Sustainable Community Development
- Sustainable Community Development: CCRs
- Sustainable Fishing
- Sustainability & Ecotourism
- Trail Hiking
- Understanding ‘Organic’
- USDA Organic Label
- Vermicomposting
- Weed Control
- Wildlife Food Sources, Establishing & Maintaining
- Window Shades & Energy Use
Disaster Prep & Recovery
General Information
Use these general resources to be prepared for hurricanes, fire, flood, terrorism, and other disasters. More...
Hurricane Prep for Families
Hurricane season is here! Make plans now to protect your loved ones during storms and other disasters. More...
Hurricane Prep for Ag Producers
Use our tips for farmers and ranchers to protect your home, property, and business in times of disaster. More...
Hurricane Prep for Community Leaders
Communities look to their leaders for guidance during emergencies. We offer materials that can help. More...
4-H Youth Development
Current Stories
Get Involved with 4-H
Join a 4-H club, or volunteer with us! Volunteers are the key to providing 4-H programs for youth. More...
All Stories
- Celebrate National 4-H Week
Florida 4-H Legislature
4-H Camping: Lessons for Life
4-H Camps Hit the Mark!
4-H Day at the Capitol
4-H Forest Ecology Contest
4-H Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program (WHEP)
The Gatorshade® Program
Get Involved With 4-H
Learning and Leading for Civic Engagement Initiative
YEAH! Campaign: Fresh from Florida
