Use of Recycled Potting Medium for Containerized Production of Squash by Marie Dorval, Riphine Mainviel, Vincent Michael, Yuqing Fu, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Geoffrey Meru

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Barotrauma and Successful Release of Fish Caught in Deep Water by Elizabeth A. Staugler, Holly Abeels, Angela Collins, Shelly Krueger, Kai Lorenzen

“…This 4-page fact sheet written by Betty Staugler, Holly Abeels, Angela Collins, Shelly Krueger, and Kai Lorenzen and published by the UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant College Program describes barotrauma, a problem that, if left untreated, will kill otherwise perfectly healthy fish, and explains a few quick and simple methods to relieve fish suffering from barotrauma and help them get back home healthy and strong. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg160 …”
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Best Management Practices in the Everglades Agricultural Area: Fertilizer Spill Prevention by Orlando A. Diaz, Samira H. Daroub, Ronald W. Rice, Timothy A. Lang, Ming Chen

“… Phosphorus fertilizer spill prevention is a Best Management Practice (BMP) approved by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), one designed to reduce drainage P loads in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). …”
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Cómo Determinar el Tiempo Óptimo para Cosechar Lúpulos by Shinsuke Agehara, Mariel Gallardo, Chistopher Del Castillo, Weining Wang, Jack Rechcigl

“…Es parte de una serie que examina los desafíos y las oportunidades de la producción de lúpulo en Florida con base en la investigación del UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS GCREC). …”
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Pastures and Forage Crops for Horses by Marcelo Osorio Wallau, Edward L. Johnson, João Mauricio Buen Vendramini, Carissa Wickens, Caitlin Bainum

“… Florida's unique climatic characteristics allow for forage production most of the year with a large variety of possible forage choices. …”
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Bee Killers, Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann), Mallophora orcina (Wiedemann), and Malophora nigra Williston (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) by Gary J. Steck

“… Three large predaceous robber flies of the genus Mallophora occur in Florida. Mallophora bomboides (Wiedemann) is known as the "Florida bee killer," M. orcina (Wiedemann) as the "southern bee killer," and M. nigra Williston as the "black bee killer" (Bromley 1950). …”
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Dried Persimmon Fruit: A Year-round Available Product by Ali Sarkhosh, Fariborz Habibi, Muhammad A. Shahid, Steven A. Sargent, Jeffrey K. Brecht

“…They are native to Asia, specifically China, and were first grown in Florida in the 1870s. Persimmons are still not as popular in the United States as other fruits, but interest has been growing in recent years. …”
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Managing Mexican Petunia (Ruellia simplex C. Wright) in the Home Landscape by Carrie A. Reinhardt Adams, Christine Wiese, L. C. Lee, Sandra B. Wilson, A. M. Smith, Rosanna Freyre

“…These potential changes to community structure and ecological function are of particular concern in Florida wetlands, where changes to plant communities have the potential to impact not just plant-animal interactions, but also overall hydrology on a whole watershed level. …”
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Pine Shoot Beetle, Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by Michael Thomas, Wayne N. Dixon, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Because T. piniperda occurs about as far south in the Old World as the latitude of Florida, it is considered a potential threat to at least some of the pine species intensively cultivated in Florida. …”
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Melaleuca Snout Beetle, Melaleuca Weevil (unofficial common names), Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by James P. Cuda, Susan A. Wineriter, Gary R. Buckingham, Ted D. Center, Kenneth T. Gioeli

“…It was planted extensively as an ornamental, and eventually invaded suitable forested and non-forested wetland habitats in south Florida forming dense monocultures. This document is EENY-211 (originally published as DPI Entomology Circular 410- updated for this publication), one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Guidance for Processing Fresh Juices in Retail Operations by Keith R. Schneider, Victor Garrido, W. Steve Otwell, Ray Mobley

“…This document is FSHN05-06, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. …”
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Best Management Practices in the Everglades Agricultural Area: Fertilizer Spill Prevention by Orlando A. Diaz, Samira H. Daroub, Ronald W. Rice, Timothy A. Lang, Ming Chen

“… Phosphorus fertilizer spill prevention is a Best Management Practice (BMP) approved by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD), one designed to reduce drainage P loads in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA). …”
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O bicudo do botão do hibisco (Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell, Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Alexandra M. Revynthi, Livia M.S. Ataide, Yisell Velazquez Hernandez, Paul E. Kendra, Daniel Carrillo, Catharine M. Mannion

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Mejores Prácticas de Manejo en el Area Agrícola de los Everglades: Prevención de el Derramamiento de Fertilizantes by Orlando A. Diaz, Samira H. Daroub, Ronald W. Rice, Timothy A. Lang, Viviana M. Nadal, Ming Chen

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Assessing Damage and Restoring Trees After a Hurricane by Edward F. Gilman, Mary L. Duryea, Eliana Kampf, Traci Jo Partin, Astrid Delgado, Carol J. Lehtola

“…Duryea, Eliana Kampf, Traci Jo Partin, Astrid Delgado, and Carol Lehtola was funded by the Florida Division of Forestry and the USDA Forest Service, Southern Region as part of the Urban Forest Hurricane Recovery Program. …”
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Risk Management for 4-H Youth Development Work: Large Animals—Livestock by Chad Carr, Saundra Tenbroeck, Wendy DeVito, Chris Strong, Dale Pracht, Georgene Bender

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Barotrauma and Successful Release of Fish Caught in Deep Water by Elizabeth A. Staugler, Holly Abeels, Angela Collins, Shelly Krueger, Kai Lorenzen

“…This 4-page fact sheet written by Betty Staugler, Holly Abeels, Angela Collins, Shelly Krueger, and Kai Lorenzen and published by the UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant College Program describes barotrauma, a problem that, if left untreated, will kill otherwise perfectly healthy fish, and explains a few quick and simple methods to relieve fish suffering from barotrauma and help them get back home healthy and strong. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg160 …”
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Plant and Pest Diagnosis and Identification through DDIS by Jiannong Xin, Lyle J. Buss, Carrie Lapaire Harmon, Pete Vergot, Marc S. Frank, William J. Lester

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Fan and Pad Greenhouse Evaporative Cooling Systems by Jonathan A. Watson, Celina Gómez, Ray A. Bucklin, J. D. Leary, Dennis B. McConnell

“… In Florida, greenhouse temperatures can easily exceed 100°F during the summer if they are not equipped with active cooling systems. …”
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Koi Herpesvirus Disease (KHVD) by Kathleen H. Hartman, Roy P. Yanong, Deborah B. Pouder, Barbara Denise Petty, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Allen C. Riggs, Thomas B. Waltzek

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