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PI33/PI068 Secure Pesticide Storage: General Features

Revised! PI33, a 10-page illustrated fact sheet by Frederick M. Fishel, combines and supercedes five fact sheets in the Secure Pesticide Storage series. It provides an overview of the general features required in a pesticide storage facility. Includes a pesticide storage checklist and references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI068

FE819 Cartilla para Desarrollar un Plan de Negocio Agrícola

FE819, a 3-page fact sheet by Edward A. Evans, is the Spanish language version of FE720: Primer for Developing a Farm Business Plan, the first of the Agribusiness Primer series. It provides an overview of developing a business plan. It identifies the main components of a business plan and reiterates why you should develop one. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE819

Florida Fresh series

This is a series of 2-page fact sheets by Claudia Peñuela about fruits and vegetables available in Florida’s farmers’ markets. They include nutrition facts, brief discussion of why consumers should buy locally, information about where and when the produce is available in Florida, selection tips and recipes. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, August 2009.

FCS8877/FY1099: Cucumbers
FCS8881/FY1121: Pecans
FCS8876/FY1115: Persimmons
FCS8878/FY1101: Cantaloupes
FCS8880/FY1119: Summer Squash
FCS8674/FY273: Tomatoes (revised, with Jennifer Hillan)
FCS8879/FY1117: Lettuce

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_florida_fresh

EENY462/IN831 Alligatorweed flea beetle Agasicles hygrophila Selman and Vogt (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Halticinae)

EENY462, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Ted D. Center, James P. Cuda, and Michael J. Grodowitz, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this beetle that was the first insect ever studied for biological control of an aquatic weed — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, host, and economic importance. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN831

ENY748/IN785 Swarm Trapping for Pest Control Operators

ENY748, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley, J. D. Ellis and C. M. Zettel Nalen, outlines the standard operating procedures for swarm trapping by certified Pest Control Operators as a means of capturing and removing a nesting Africanized bee colony before the bees become aggressive. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN785

SL292/SS505 Soil pH and Liming Issues Affecting Bahiagrass Pasture

Revised! SL-292 (formerly SS-AGR-29), a 5-page fact sheet by M. Silveira, J. Vendramini, J. E. Rechcigl and M. B. Adjei, presents results of research conducted to evaluate the long-term effect of liming and N fertilization on dry matter yields, nutritive value, and ground cover of bahiagrass pastures. Includes liming and fertilization recommendations for grazing conditions in south-central Florida flatwoods. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS505

ENY658/IN401 Managing Thrips in Pepper and Eggplant

Revised! ENY-658, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Joe Funderburk, Stuart Reitz, Phil Stansly, Dave Schuster, Greg Nuessly, and Norm Leppla, provides pepper and eggplant growers with management information for this serious pest of ornamental, vegetable and fruit crops in the field and greenhouse — biology and ecology, tomato spotted wilt and management programs. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN401

FE812 The Florida Citrus Industry: Government and Non-Government Organizations

FE812, a 5-page fact sheet by Thomas H. Spreen, Ronald P. Muraro, Fritz M. Roka, and R. Allen Morris, identifies the major organizations that work for the benefit of the Florida citrus industry and provides a brief introduction to their activities. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE812

FOR227/FR289 Windbreak Designs and Planting for Florida Agricultural Fields

FOR-227, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Bijay Tamang, Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, and Donald L. Rockwood, reviews several design and planting options in order to assist in windbreak planning and development. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, August 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR289

FOR288/FR290 Management of Field Windbreaks

FOR-288, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Bijay Tamang, Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, and Donald L. Rockwood, summarizes the most important management practices needing attention from the time the windbreak is planted to when it is replaced. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR290

PP271 Downy Mildew of Basil in South Florida

PP271, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Shouan Zhang, Pamela D. Roberts, and Richard Raid, describes this new destructive disease that results in yellowing and cupping of the leaves of basil and ornamental plants related to it — distribution, symptoms, and control. Published by the UF Department of Plant Pathology, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PP271

SL293/SS506 Using Composted Poultry Manure (Litter) in Mulched Vegetable Production

SL-293, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by George Hochmuth, Robert Hochmuth, and Rao Mylavarapu, answers vegetable producers’ questions about what poultry manure and litter are, what plant nutrients they contain, considerations for using them, results of research in Florida, how to use it in a mulched-bed system, and how to collect and submit for testing poultry manure samples. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SS506

ENH1139/EP400 ‘Berry Patch’ – A New University of Florida Caladium Variety for Use in Sunny Landscapes and Containers

ENH1139, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Zhanao Deng and Brent K. Harbaugh, describes this new, spotted, fancy-leaved caladium variety with superior tuber yields — origin, description, tuber production, landscape performance, container forcing, and availability. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Environmental Horticulture, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/EP400

SS-AGR-181/AG188 2009 Cotton Defoliation and Harvest Aid Guide

Revised! SS-AGR-181, a 9-page illustrated guide by D. L. Wright and B. J. Brecke, discusses issues producers should consider concerning defoliation and harvest, and makes general recommendations for harvest-aid applications at various stages and conditions. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AG188

SSAGR69/AA250 Silage Crops for Dairy and Beef Cattle

SS-AGR-69, a 9-page fact sheet by Y.C. Newman, A.T. Adesogan and J. Wasdin, provides information about forage crops that are grown or have been grown in Florida as high-energy or low-energy silages. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AA250

SC087 Projected Costs and Returns for Sugarcane Production on Mineral Soils of South Florida, 2007-2008

SC087, a 16-page report by Fritz M. Roka, Jose Alvarez, and Leslie E. Baucum, develops a model enterprise budget that reflects annual costs and returns for a 5,000-acre farm that grows sugarcane on mineral soils. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SC087

PI220 Florida Crop/Pest Management Profile: Cotton

PI220, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Mark A. Mossler, provides an overview of the management of cotton in Florida — production facts, regions, practices, insect/mite management, weed and plant growth regulators, disease and nematode management. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI220

SSAGR253/SC052 Backyard Sugarcane

Revised! SS-AGR-253, a 5-page fact sheet by L. Baucum, R.W. Rice, and L. Muralles, informs homeowners of the types and varieties of sugarcane, site selection, planting material, planting, early care, formation of the stool, pest management, harvesting, and overwintering. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/SC052

PI122/PI159 Storage Limitation Statements: Temperature — Fungicides

Revised! PI-122, a 7-page illustrated guide by Frederick M. Fishel, provides general temperature effects on storage properties of agricultural fungicides. Includes a table listing storage limitations for many common agricultural fungicides registered for use in Florida. Published by the UF Pesticide Information Office, September 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/PI159

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