FE705, a 6-page fact sheet by Rodney L. Clouser, is part of the Florida’s Property Tax Reform series. It discusses the four core components of the proposed constitutional amendment that will be voted on by Florida residences on January 29, 2008: exemption of tangible personal property, doubling the homestead tax exemption, portability of Save Our Homes differential statewide, and a ten percent cap on the increase in assessments of non-homestead property. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE705
FE702/FE702 Economic Contributions of Agricultural, Food Manufacturing, and Natural Resource Industries in Florida in 2006
FE702, a16-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges, Mohammad Rahmani, and W. David Mulkey, quantifies the magnitude of agricultural, food manufacturing, and natural resource industries’
contribution to the economy of Florida in 2006, updating a previous study for 2004. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE702
FE704/FE704 Florida Property Tax Reform: Statutory Changes
FE706, a 9-page fact-sheet by Rodney L. Clouser and W. David Mulkey, is part of the Florida’s Property Tax Reform series. It provides a brief summary of statutory changes made during the June 2007 special legislative session, how they vary in different fiscal years, other statutory changes, and impacts statewide and for individual property owners. Includes references and tables showing reduction levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2009, and county government rollback calculations. Published by UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE704
FE706/FE706 Florida’s Property Tax Reform: Implications for Your Tax Bill from Proposed Constitutional Changes
FE706, a 5-page fact-sheet by Rodney L. Clouser, is part of the Florida’s Property Tax Reform series. It provides an overview of the proposed constitutional amendment, and explains how each proposed change works, discussing scenarios for each. Includes references. Published by UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007.
ENH-1073/EP340 New Florida Foliage Plant Cultivar: ‘Diamond Bay’ Aglaonema
ENH-1073, a 4-page illustrated fact-sheet by R.J. Henny, J. Chen, T.A. Mellich, and M.S. Brennan describes this new foliage plant cultivar, its origin, description, performance and availability. Includes references. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2007. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP340
ENH-04/LH005 Selecting a Turfgrass for Florida Lawns
Revised! ENH-04, a 5-page fact-sheet by L.E. Trenholm, J.B. Unruh, and J.L. Cisar, provides homeowners with guidelines in question format and a table to assist in selecting the right turfgrass variety for a home lawn. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, November 2007.
CIR 1224 Handbook of Agricultural Laws
Revised! Circular 1224, a handbook broken into 8 parts, by Michael T. Olexa, Ian Alperstein, and Joseph Fischer, provides an accurate, current, and authoritative summary of the principal Florida laws that directly or indirectly relate to agriculture. It provides a basic overview of the many rights and responsibilities that farmers and farm land owners have under Florida laws. It includes the following publications:
- Table of Contents
- General Agriculture-Related Laws
- Animal Husbandry
- Crops and Products
- Related Non-Crop or Product Agricultural Topics
- Environmental and Conservation Regulations
- Taxation and Property Rights Related to Agricultural Lands
- Index
Published by UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2007.
AN-082/AN082 Feeding Food Wastes to Livestock
Revised! AN-082, a 2-page fact sheet by Robert Myer and Holly Johnson, discusses the use of wasted food from the food service industry and grocery stores as animal feed, Florida and federal regulations governing its use for swine and cattle. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, April 2007.
AN-171/AN183 Nursing Calf Deworming
AN-171, a 4-page fact-sheet by Jeffrey N. Carter and Matthew J. Hersom, suggests that deworming nursing calves at branding may be profitable and describes the results of a study conducted at three locations in Florida. Includes references and tables of performance results. Published by UF Department of Animal Sciences, August 2007.
AN-177/AN189 Cotton Gin Trash: Alternative Roughage Feed for Beef Cattle
AN-177, a 3-page fact-sheet by R. O. Myer, describes the potential use of this cotton ginning by-product as roughage feed for beef cattle. Includes references. Published by UF Department of Animal Sciences, November 2007.
CIR 1513/UW255 Housing Crocodilians in Captivity: Considerations for Central America and Caribbean
Circular 1513, a 26-page illustrated circular by Matthew L. Brien, Michael S. Cherkiss, Mark W. Parry, Frank J. Mazzotti, provides information for facility planning, species selection, housing, safety, water quality and maintenance, heating and thermoregulation requirements, diet and feeding, captive breeding and rearing. Includes bibliography and references. Published by UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, February 2007.
IPM-202/IN755 Cultivar Selection in Tomato and Pepper Production
IPM-202, a 3-page illustrated fact-sheet by G. McAvoy, was compiled from material in “Chapter 2 – Tomato and Pepper Production” of the Grower’s IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production. It it provides guidelines for selecting varieties suited to a grower’s farming operation for greatest profitability. Published by UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2007.
IPM-203/IN756 Tomato Cultivars for Production in Florida
IPM-203, a 4-page illustrated fact-sheet by G. McAvoy, is part of the Grower’s IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production. It lists tomato varieties currently popular with Florida growers. Published by UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2007.
IPM-204/IN757 Common Pepper Cultivars for Florida Production
IPM-204, a 2-page illustrated fact-sheet by G. McAvoy, is part of the Grower’s IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production. It lists pepper varieties currently popular with Florida growers. Published by UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2007.
IPM-201/IN733 Unique Challenges for Florida Growers in Tomato and Pepper Production
IPM-201, a 5-page illustrated fact-sheet by G. McAvoy, was compiled from material in “Chapter 2 – Tomato and Pepper Production” of the Grower’s IPM Guide for Florida Tomato and Pepper Production. Published by UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2007.
FA-151/FA151 The Role of Water Temperature in Hard Clam Aquaculture
FA-151, a 9-page illustrated fact-sheet by Kerry Weber, Leslie Sturmer, Elise Hoover, and Shirley Baker, describes the affects of water temperature in hard clam production in Florida — how it is measured, how it effects their physiology, signs of temperature stress, and how to manage for water temperature. Includes a glossary and references. Published by UF Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, October 2007.
PP-244/PP164 Physiological Disorders of Orchids: Oedema
PP-243, a 3-page illustrated fact-sheet by R.A. Cating, A.J. Palmateer, C.M. Stiles, P.F. Harmon and D.A. Davison, describes this physiological disorder of orchids caused by over-watering– symptoms, diagnosis, and management. Published by UF Department of Plant Pathology, November 2007.
ENH-1083/EP349 Poinsettias at a Glance
ENH-1083, a 2-page illustrated fact-sheet by Sydney Park Brown, provides basic information for growing these decorative potted Christmas season plants — interesting facts, caring for them potted or as outdoor plants, and troubleshooting. Includes references. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, December 2007.
ENH-1062/EP315 Chapter 12 – Developing a Preventative Pruning Program: Young Trees
ENH-1062, a 11-page full-color fact-sheet by Edward F. Gilman and Amanda Bisson, is part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program series. It describes the components of preventive structural pruning, discusses how to determine pruning objectives, details the pruning cycle, and proposes how to implement a preventative pruning plan for young trees in your community. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, September 2007.
ENH-14/EP098 Overseeding Florida Lawns for Winter Color
Revised! ENH-14, a 3-page illustrated directory by L.E. Trenholm and J. Bryan Unruh, describes this practice used to provide green winter turf color for Florida lawns — selecting rye grasses, timing, seedbed preparation, dethatching, seeding, watering, maintenance, and reestablishing permanent grass. Published by UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, November 2007.