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October 24, 2022

The Peanut Butter Challenge—Spreading the Word about Fighting Hunger

Every year at this time, people around the state go nutty for a good cause. It’s the Peanut Butter Challenge—an annual food drive to fight hunger in Florida. Throughout October, people are encouraged to donate unopened jars of peanut butter to participating UF/IFAS Extension offices throughout the state. Once the jars are collected and tallied,…

October 24, 2022

Why Slow Cookers Are Here to Stay

Slow cookers were first introduced in the 1940’s and it was originally intended to prepare a traditional Jewish dish that needed to cook all day. In the 1970’s, the design was sold to another manufacturer and was rebranded as a “Crock Pot”, and they quickly became a popular kitchen appliance in millions of households. In…

October 22, 2022

It’s Fall Y’all! The Grocery Bill for our Livestock Just Went Up

As we are experiencing our first cold front of the year and we are settling into pumpkin spice and soup season, it is time to evaluate the nutritional needs of our livestock and if they are in need of additional supplementation. Hopefully you prioritize pasture management throughout the year and can rely on forage for…

October 21, 2022

Wishbones

Codominant Stems Are Tree Wishbones As you are driving around Charlotte County, you are probably astonished by the amount of tree damage. A postmortem on some of this damage may show a defect called a codominant stem. This is a place where two or more stems (branches/leaders) have come together. Now it may look…

October 21, 2022

Blueberry Production Workshop

Coming up next week is the second installment of our Blueberry Production Workshop. We had a good turnout in Jackson County and are offering it again in Washington County. We still have several seats left so follow the link below to register. CEUs will be available, all attendees will receive a free blueberry plant. Blueberry…

October 20, 2022

The art and science of growing giant fruits and vegetables

Florida agriculture is huge, and sometimes, quite literally. From a 205-pound watermelon to a 45-pound spaghetti squash, some Floridians’ fruits and veggies have tipped the scales and broken state records. Over the past 36 years, the University of Florida and its UF/IFAS Extension offices have kept record of such giants. The first entry being in…

October 19, 2022

Cool-season Forages

In Florida, warm-season perennial grasses provide adequate forage during the summer months, but both forage quality and quantity are limited in the winter months. During the winter months warm-season perennial grasses go dormant because of shorter days and cooler temperatures. Many livestock producers may implement cool-season forages on their operation to help provide high quality…

October 19, 2022

Palm triage

Some palms are just too big to recover In addition to trees, we had plenty of palms go down in Hurricane Ian. While a Tree care Professional/Florida Certified Arborist may best to determine if a palm is salvageable, there are few palm triage aftercare decision making points to consider. Not all damaged palms are destined for…

October 18, 2022

Happy Halloweeding: Mexican Petunia

Jumping out from the bushes to scare us this week is Mexican petunia (Ruellia simplex). Mexican petunia is a Category 1 invasive plant, the worst category of invasiveness used by the Florida Invasive Species Council. Category 1 invasive plants change how our natural ecosystems function wreaking havoc on native plants and wildlife species and causing costly economic damage.…

October 18, 2022

Scoring a Winning Touchdown for Health

Fall is here, and it’s time to huddle up to prepare your tailgate plans for football season—no need to scramble at home or while away. Health and nutrition can be part of your plans while enjoying delicious pre-game delights. Traditionally your tailgate may include oily snack chips, fatty meats, and dipping sauces galore. Those choices…

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