Everett Griner talks about another parasite attacking honeybees in today’s Agri View. Download Audio
Food Waste Research
Cathy Isom tells us how USDA researchers are studying ways to reduce and possibly recycle food waste. Download Audio
Pollinators Habitat
Everett Griner talks about the affect climate change is having on pollinators and their habitat in today’s Agri View. Download Audio
Ambrosia Beetle Spreads Dangerous Avocado Pathogen
By: Brad Buck, 352-294-3303, bradbuck@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As the laurel wilt pathogen casts a cloud over the $100-million-a-year Florida avocado industry, University of Florida researchers continue to look for clues to prevent the pathogen from spreading. The main culprit has been the redbay ambrosia beetle, which has infected millions of native redbay and swampbay trees with the laurel wilt …
Sheet Mulching
For anyone wanting to build a garden, one of the first lessons is building the soil. An easy, cost-effective way of doing it, while also conserving water, is sheet mulching. Cathy Isom tells us how to turn garbage into a gorgeous garden. Download Audio
Create Quail Habitat on Your Land
by Renee Bodine, NRCS Bill Barnhill recalls the days when a robust quail population brought hunters to Florida’s panhandle for national field trials. Since then, the species has declined 85 percent in the United States, according to some estimates. So when he hosted a quail habitat workshop recently, it was no surprise when 100 people crowded into his hunting lodge …
Butterfly and Pollinator Garden
How to build a butterfly and pollinator garden in seven steps Monarch butterflies and pollinators are in trouble. You can help by planting a pollinator garden! You can plant a garden anywhere – your yard, school, church, business or even in a pot for your front steps. A simple, native flower garden will attract beautiful butterflies to your yard and …
Food Waste Goals
USDA researchers will soon establish the start of what will be a long-term measuring process of how well we are doing in reducing food loss and food waste. Cathy Isom tells us about the tool researchers plan to use to figure out if Americans are really reducing food waste. Download Audio