Category: Agriculture

SSAGR335/AG345 Sugarcane Nutrient Management Using Leaf Analysis

SSAGR335, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by J. Mabry McCray and Rao Mylavarapu, provides growers with sufficiency categories of leaf nutrient concentrations and with nutrient management suggestions for each category. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, July 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ag345

SSAGR333/AG343 Forage Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor): Overview and Management

SSAGR333, a 13-page illustrated fact sheet by Yoana Newman, John Erickson, Wilfred Vermerris, and David Wright, provides an overview of the types of sorgum, criteria for selection, cultural practices, pest management, and marketing strategies. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, July 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ag343

AN246 El Ganado Cracker de Florida

AN246, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Jorge R. Rey, is the Spanish language version of AN240: Florida Cracker Cattle. It describes this small to moderately-sized breed of cattle descended from the original cattle brought to Florida by the Spanish in the 1500s — history, breed characteristics, beef, organizations, and contacts. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, July 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an246

AN244 Winter Feed Estimator: A Practical Tool for the Beef Cow-Calf Producer

AN244, a 3-page fact sheet by Mark Warren, Ed Jennings, and Matt Hersom, provides a simple approach for estimating dry matter feed requirements of the beef herd and then converting those requirements into an estimate of required hay or silage round rolls. Published by the UF Department of Animal Science, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an244

FE836 Non-Governmental Organizations Serving Farmworkers in Florida

FE836, a 15-page fact sheet by Carlene Thissen and Fritz Roka, is a compilation of the non-governmental organizations that serve farmworkers in Florida. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, July 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe836

SL323/SS535 Spring Mix: An Emerging Crop for Florida

SL323, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Santiago Rosaro, Alan L. Wright, David D. Sui, Nikol Havranek, and Yigang Luo, describes the components of spring mix, explains the reasons why consumers are looking for these mixes, and why growers in the Everglades Agricultural Area of Florida are producing them. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss535

PP278 Fusarium Wilt of Queen Palm and Mexican Fan Palm

PP278, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Monica L. Elliot, describes this lethal fungal disease affecting primarily queen and Mexican fan palms — pathogen and hosts, symptoms, diagnosis, and disease management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp278

PI231 Pesticide Formulations

PI231, a 14-page illustrated fact sheet by Frederick M. Fishel, provides a basic understanding of formulation types and factors a user should consider when selecting a pesticide formulation. Includes a glossary and references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi231

HS1167 Overview of New EPA Regulations Affecting Use of Metam Sodium and Metam Potassium

HS1167, a 10-page fact sheet by Andrew MacRae and Joseph Noling, provides a a general overview of the new mitigation measures growers and certified applicators will be required to implement, based on the new reregistration eligibility decisions (REDs) for metam sodium and metam potassium. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, April 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1167

HS798/CV274 Vegetable Insect Identification and Management – Florida

Revised! HS798, a 24-page guide by S. E. Webb and R. C. Hochmuth, provides instruction in management and control of insects and mites in greenhouse vegetable production — crop scouting and monitoring, identification of insects and mites, record keeping, management strategies and tactics, banker plant system, insecticides and miticides, storage of pesticides, safety, and control of specific greenhouse pests. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/cv274

FE837 Sample Avocado Production Costs and Profitability Analysis for Florida

FE837, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Edward A. Evans and Sikavas Nalampang, provides an estimate of the costs and returns associated with avocado production in Miami-Dade County and a brief analysis of the profitability of the industry. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe837

FOR250/FR312 Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak

FOR250, a 2-page fact sheet by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Mary McKenzie, and Heather V. Quintana, describes native deciduous oak frequenting xeric sand dunes, sandhills, and ridges from Virginia south to central Florida and west to the southeastern portion of Louisiana — scientific and common names, description, allergen, storm tolerance, and applications. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, May 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr312

FOR255/FR317 Crataegus marshallii, Parsley Hawthorn

FOR255, a 2-page fact sheet by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Mary McKenzie, Heather V. Quintana, and Robert Northrop, describes this small native tree found in open to partially shaded areas along the moist edges or slopes of floodplains, river banks, and wet woodlands throughout the southeastern United States — scientific and common names, description, allergen, and applications. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr317

PI230 Is Our Food Safe from Pesticides?

PI230, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Frederick M. Fishel, describes the integrated pest management practices followed by growers of our food supply, how tolerances for pesticides in foods are determined by the EPA, and how annual testing of commodity samples for pesticides is conducted. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, June 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pi230

FOR252/FR314 Phoenix dactylifera, Date Palm

FOR252, a 2-page fact sheet by Melissa H. Friedman, Michael G. Andreu, Heather V. Quintana, and Mary McKenzie, describes this palm whose fruit has been a main food source to people in the Middle East for at least 1000 years — scientific and common names, description, allergen, and applications. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, May 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr314

FOR238/FR300 Red Root and Butt Rot of Sand Pine

FOR238, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Marc Hughes and Jason Smith, describes this important root disease of mature and over-mature sand pines — causal agent, symptoms and signs, disease cycle, and management. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, May 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr300

PP277 Citrus Black Spot Management Timing Schedule

PP277, a 2-page illustrated handout by Megan M. Dewdney and Jamie D. Yates, provides a condensed version of citrus black spot management recommendations and application timings for various citrus fungal diseases. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, July 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pp277