FCS3267/FY1028 Energy Efficient Homes: Easy Steps to Improving Your Home’s Energy Efficiency

FCS-3267, a 5-page fact sheet by Nicholas W. Taylor, M. Jennison Kipp, and Kathleen C. Ruppert, is part of the Energy Efficient Homes series. It provides an overview of steps that
Florida residents can take to reduce their home’s energy demand, improve its efficiency, and reduce their energy bills. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1028

FCS3268/FY1033 Energy Efficient Homes: Incentive Programs for Energy Efficiency

FCS-3268, a 4-page fact sheet by Nicholas W. Taylor, M. Jennison Kipp, and Kathleen C. Ruppert, is part of the Energy Efficient Homes series. It defines key terms, tells who offers energy incentives, what types of incentives there are, and what considerations homeowners should have. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1033

FCS3270/FY1031 Energy Efficient Homes: Fluorescent Lighting

FCS-3270, a 6-page fact sheet by Hyun-Jeong Lee, Kathleen C. Ruppert, and Wendell A. Porter, is part of the Energy Efficient Homes series. It defines flourescent lighting terms and ansers many questions homeowners might have about compact flourescent lighting. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FY1031

PP253/PP169 Organic Management of Vegetable Diseases Part I: Soilborne Pathogens

PP-253, a 5-page fact sheet by Gary Vallad and Amanda Gevens, is an overview of six “REPEAT” principles of plant-disease control (Resistance, Eradication, Protection, Exclusion, Avoidance, and Therapy) with an emphasis on methods acceptable in certified organic vegetable production for controlling plant disease caused by soilborne pathogens. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP169

FE711/FE711 Public Costs of Florida Red Tides, 2007

FE711, a 4-page executive summary by Kimberly L. Morgan, Sherry L. Larkin, and Charles M. Adams, summarizes Public Costs of Florida Red Tides: A Survey of Coastal Managers, a study which attempted to quantify public expenditures and procedures resulting from red tide-related management and mitigation issues. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE711

AEC 390/WC071 Visual Teaching Tools: Concept Maps

AEC-390, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Lauren Dillard and Brian E. Myers, describes these educational tools, what they are, types of concept maps, and their purpose. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC071

AEC389/WC070 Extension Program and Customer Satisfaction: Are We Serving All Clients Well?

AEC-389, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, Glenn D. Israel, Marna Weston, and Kathryn A. Israel, explores whether race or gender have an effect on the perceptions of the clientele regarding the quality and outcome of services provided by Extension. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC070

AEC388/WC069 Creating and Working with Rubrics

AEC-388, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Aubrey L. Stoughton and Brian E. Myers, describes types of rubrics and how to create them for teachers to evaluate student performance. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/WC069

AEC 387/PD036 Using Focus Group Interviews for Planning or Evaluating Extension Programs

AEC-387, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Glenn D. Israel and Sebastian Galindo-Gonzalez, provides a brief overview of the focus group interview and suggestions for conducting such interviews. Published by the UF Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PD036

SS AGR 304/AG311 Mexican Prickly Poppy: Biology and Control

SS-AGR-304, a 2-page illustrated fact sheet by Brent Sellers, describes biology and control of this annual or biennial member of the poppy family, also known as goatweed, Mexican thistle, prickly poppy and yellow thistle. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG311

SS AGR 303/AG310 Mulato (Brachiaria sp.)

SS-AGR-303, a 4-page fact sheet by J. Vendramini, U. Inyang, B. Sellers, L.E. Sollenberger and M. Silveira, describes the this apomictic hybrid of brachiaragrass with good growing potential for Florida pastures. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG310

FE712/FE712 Economic Evaluation of Citrus Greening Management and Control Strategies

FE712, a 7-page illustrated article by Allen Morris and Ron Muraro, explores the profitability of various types of control measures now being practiced in the citrus industry. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE712

HS1140/HS394 Field Guide to Identify the Common Casuarina (Australian Pine) Species in Florida

HS-1140, an 8-page illustrated field guide by William S. Castle, provides practical information and photographs to anyone interested in field identification of these plants. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS394

VM-167/VM117 Emergency Considerations for Beef Cattle

VM-167, a 5-page illustrated guide by Max Irsik and Todd Thrift, provides a general overview of beef cattle handling, care, and health concerns which may be associated with a natural disaster such as a hurricane. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Veterinary Medicine-Large Animal Clinical Sciences, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/VM117

AN201/AN201 Corn Gluten Feed for Beef Cattle

AN-201, a 4-page fact sheet by Bob Myer and Matt Hersom, provides beef cattle producers with basic information about this co-product of wet-corn milling industry that is readily available in the southeastern USA — utilization, considerations for use, and feeding guidelines. Includes references and a table of typical nutrient composition of corn gluten feed (CGF). Published by the UF Department of Animal Science, April 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN201

ENH1100/EP364 New Florida Foliage Plant Cultivar: ‘Orange Hot’ Anthurium

ENH-1100, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by R.J. Henny, J. Chen, and T.A. Mellich, describes this new Florida foliage plant cultivar with light salmon orange spathes, available for commercial producers growing finished plants. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP364

HS1138/HS393 Citrus Tree Stresses: Effects on Growth and Yield

HS-1138, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Syvertsen and E.A. Hanlon, provides information dealing with citrus responses to environmental conditions for professionals involved with citrus management practices. It explains how citrus trees respond to changes in availability of water and nutrients; discusses plant-stress situations and their effects on citrus growth and productivity; and discusses the balance between roots and shoots. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HS393

ENH884/EP141 Weed Management in Home Lawns

Revised! ENH-884, a 9-page fact sheet by J.Bryan Unruh, Barry Brecke, Laurie E. Trenholm, provides homeowners with information to carry out a carefully planned and coordinated weed control program for their lawns. Describes types of weeds, proper lawn management, weed biology and control, weed control prior to turf establishment and in established turf, and pesticide application procedures. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, April 2008.

FOR184/FR239 Urban Forests in Florida: Trees Control Stormwater Runoff and Improve Water Quality

FOR-184, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Jennifer Seitz and Francisco Escobedo, shows how individual trees and urban forest cover assist in maintaining our watershed health, improve water and soil quality, and lower maintenance and construction costs of water storage and treatment systems. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, May 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR239