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Vanilla Growing

Vanilla pollination is done by hand using a toothpick or a needle to lift the rostellum and press the anther and stigma together.

Protect Pets Safely

Both topical and collar treatments are classified and registered as pesticides and must be used accordingly.

Coconuts and Hurricane Prep

If you have coconut palms, prepare for a storm by harvesting all the nuts. Remove only dead leaves. The nuts and the leaves can act as missiles, so dispose of prunings safely.

Begonias from Cuttings

Begonias are easy to propagate through shoot cuttings and leaf cuttings. The clones will have the same traits as the mother plant.

American sand wasp "Sun Dance"

In the morning hours as unmated females are beginning to emerge from their nesting sites, groups of sand wasp males fly low overhead in irregular, circular patterns. This conspicuous, frenetic activity has been dubbed a “sun dance”.

RECENT & REVISED PUBLICATIONS

Cultivo de vainilla en el sur de Florida

HS1350/HS1350 by Xingbo Wu, Pamela Moon, Alan Chambers, y Jonathan Crane; traducido por Alejandra Taco VilatunaJuly 2, 2024El extracto de vainilla es popular en el mundo entero como un ingrediente usado en comida, cosméticos y aplicaciones farmacéuticas. La fuente botánica del extracto de vainilla es principalmente las vainas curadas de Vanilla planifolia. Estados Unidos es el mayor importador mundial de vainas de vainilla, pero la producción nacional es mínima. Por otra parte, el sur de la Florida tiene un clima de crecimiento favorable para este cultivo y aunque actualmente no hay producción comercial en la región, el potencial rentable de este rubro en el futuro es bastante alto. Esta publicación tiene como objetivo proporcionar información básica a los los productores interesados en establecer una plantación de vainilla en Florida.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

Safe Tractor Operations: Loading and Towing

AE602/AE602by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. BrownJuly 1, 2024The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication lists safety recommendations for towing equipment and loading a tractor onto a trailer or truck. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

Designing Instruction to Guide Reflection

WC459/AEC798by R. G. (Tre) Easterly IIIJuly 1, 2024Reflection is critical because it helps the learner encode their new knowledge, helping them tie what they experienced in class with what they already know and believe. This article aims to provide a few strategies to help guide reflection. These strategies can be used to inform teaching in the formal classroom, Extension programming, and non-formal teaching. Written by R. G. (Tre) Easterly III and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2024.Critical Issue: Organizational Goals

Hoja informativa de la vida silvestre de Florida: el puma de Florida

UW516/WEC422Sby Kelly Koriakin y Raoul K. Boughton. Traducido por Rebeca Prieto, Alejandra Areingdale y Miguel AcevedoJuly 1, 2024Esta es una hoja informativa de la vida silvestre en Florida, dedicada al puma (pantera) de la Florida. Este material busca informar sobre las características de este felino, la historia de su presencia en el estado, su distribución actual, biología y comportamiento. El objetivo es informar para que el público sepa identificar a los pumas, resguardar su hábitat y también contribuir con la investigación y el manejo de esta especie.Critical Issue: 3. Natural Resources and Environmental Quality

Safe Tractor Operations: Foundations of Tractor Safety

AE599/AE599by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. BrownJune 28, 2024The Safe Tractor Operations series contains six articles devoted to tractor safety. This publication aims to familiarize new and beginning farmers, Extension agents and specialists, and the public with safe tractor operations. It gives guidance about how everyone in an agricultural operation can work together to make using tractors safer. Written by Serap Gorucu, Carol J. Lehtola, and Charles M. Brown and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, June 2024.Critical Issue: 1. Agricultural and Horticultural Enterprises

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Proper Temperature for Baby Chicks

Newly hatched chicks need to be maintained at 95°F for the first week of their lives. After the first week, chicks can tolerate temperatures 5°F cooler for each week until they are four weeks old.

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Pest Management Jobs

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Value of Denitrification

Based on the average wastewater treatment cost of N removal for Florida Counties. One of the ecosystem functions of Living Shorelines is enhanced denitrification.

$526 billion

Cost of Hurricane Damage in Florida

The cost of damage from hurricanes in Florida since 1990 is equal to that of the whole rest of the United States. Major hurricanes caused 87% of the damage.