Substrate system outperforms water-culture systems for hydroponic strawberry production by George Kerrigan Hutchinson, Lan Xuan Nguyen, Zilfina Rubio Ames, Krishna Nemali, Rhuanito Soranz Ferrarezi

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Surviving the FDACS Bureau of Compliance Monitoring Inspection: Walking through an Inspection by Frederick M. Fishel

“…It reviews the elements that an inspector for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Bureau of Compliance Monitoring (BCM) will examine during a routine agricultural establishment inspection. …”
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Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) by F. W. Howard, Robert Pemberton, Avas Hamon, Greg S. Hodges, Bryan Steinberg, Catharine M. Mannion, David McLean, Jeanette Wofford

“…This document is EENY-276, one of a series of the Department of Entomology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Lobate Lac Scale, Paratachardina lobata lobata (Chamberlin) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Kerriidae) by F. W. Howard, Robert Pemberton, Avas Hamon, Greg S. Hodges, Bryan Steinberg, Catharine M. Mannion, David McLean, Jeanette Wofford

“…This document is EENY-276, one of a series of the Department of Entomology, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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A Shoemaker Butterfly Prepona laertes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by James E. Hayden

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Fig Wax Scale, Ceroplastes rusci (L.) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) by Avas B. Hamon, Gregor J. Mason

“…Prior to these discoveries, the California Department of Food and Agriculture had intercepted specimens from Florida. …”
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Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid, Shivaphis celti Das (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Susan E. Halbert, Paul M. Choate

“… An Asian woolly hackberry aphid, Shivaphis celti Das, was found for the first time in Florida in Jacksonville, Duval County, on sugarberry (Celtis laevigata Willd.) on 13 August 1997 by Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services' Division of Plant Industry Plant Inspector Flewellyn W. …”
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Asian Woolly Hackberry Aphid, Shivaphis celti Das (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Susan E. Halbert, Paul M. Choate

“… An Asian woolly hackberry aphid, Shivaphis celti Das, was found for the first time in Florida in Jacksonville, Duval County, on sugarberry (Celtis laevigata Willd.) on 13 August 1997 by Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services' Division of Plant Industry Plant Inspector Flewellyn W. …”
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Field Devices For Monitoring Soil Water Content by Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

“… In the context of water management for irrigation, measuring and monitoring soil water status is an essential component of best management practices (BMPs) to improve the sustainability of agriculture. This document is Bulletin 343, one of a series from the Department of Agricultrural and Biological Engineering, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides by Amy T. Vu, J. D. Ellis, J. Klopchin, E. Buss, L. Diepenbrock, F. M. Fishel, W. H. Kern, C. Mannion, E. McAvoy, L. S. Osborne, M. Rogers, M. Sanford, H. Smith, B. S. Stanford, P. Stansly, L. Stelinski, S. Webb

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AgroClimate Indicators Web-Based Monitoring Tool by Clyde Fraisse, Mauricio A. Z. Karrei, Margaret Walsh

“…Karrei, and Margaret Walsh, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2024. …”
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Surviving the FDACS Bureau of Compliance Monitoring Inspection: Walking through an Inspection by Frederick M. Fishel

“…It reviews the elements that an inspector for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) Bureau of Compliance Monitoring (BCM) will examine during a routine agricultural establishment inspection. …”
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Facts about Farm to School by Samantha Ward, Lauren Headrick, Karla Shelnutt

“…Recent requirements for more fruit and vegetables in the National School Lunch Programs have made the F2S program more popular than ever. The University of Florida is committed to the Farm to School program and is working closely with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to connect farmers to schools. …”
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Facts about Farm to School by Samantha Ward, Lauren Headrick, Karla Shelnutt

“…Recent requirements for more fruit and vegetables in the National School Lunch Programs have made the F2S program more popular than ever. The University of Florida is committed to the Farm to School program and is working closely with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to connect farmers to schools. …”
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The History of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico by Laura Tiu, Edward Camp

“…While inland and coastal aquaculture (like for shellfish or ornamental fish) is managed by the Florida state agency Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), offshore aquaculture also involves federal management agencies. …”
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Licensing of Commensal Rodent Trappers by Frederick M. Fishel

“… The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Bureau of Licensing and Enforcement (FDACS BLE) administers Limited Certification Categories to certify Governmental or Private applicators. …”
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Safer Tractor Operations for Emergency and Rescue Personnel by Carol J. Lehtola, Dave Hill, Charles M. Brown

“…This document is CIR 1253, one of a series of the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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A Shoemaker Butterfly Prepona laertes (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) by James E. Hayden

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Field Devices For Monitoring Soil Water Content by Rafael Muñoz-Carpena

“… In the context of water management for irrigation, measuring and monitoring soil water status is an essential component of best management practices (BMPs) to improve the sustainability of agriculture. This document is Bulletin 343, one of a series from the Department of Agricultrural and Biological Engineering, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Do Freight Rates for Produce and Ornamentals Cover Costs? by Richard Beilock

“…Data come from a 2001/2002 survey of over 1,600 drivers of semis as they exited the Florida Peninsula (Appendix; Beilock, 2004).  This is EDIS document, FE541, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. …”
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