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Updated: Jan. 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
2023 is shaping up to be the slowest start to the strawberry harvest in nearly 50 years.
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Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:50 PM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
Preventative measures are key to keeping rabbits away from your garden.
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Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 1:25 PM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
It's time to remove that dried out Christmas tree and there are several ways to do it safely.
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Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
Manatees all across Florida’s natural springs will have issues staying warm this weekend and throughout the winter months.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 1:49 PM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
Keeping your poinsettia plant beyond Christmas is easier than you think.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 2:32 PM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
UF Gator Club Citrus Sale Amid Citrus Decline
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 2:58 PM EST
|By Scott Gagliardi
Christmas tree care is made simple when you follow a few, easy steps.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 8:36 PM EST
|By WCJB Staff
Unicorn Hill Christmas Tree Farm Will Be Closing After This Holiday Season
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Scott Gagliardi
Thousands of Mosquito Traps, Made by a Gainesville Based Company are Being Donated to SW Florida.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 10:44 PM EDT
|By Scott Gagliardi
Students learn about all things weather after meeting one of our meteorologists.
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Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 12:13 AM EDT
|By Scott Gagliardi
Kids learn about the efforts of getting food from the farm to the table.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
John Woeste and Donald Quincey were inducted into The Agricultural Hall of Fame. Woeste served as the dean of UF's IFAS for 19 years, while Quincey served on the Suwannee River Water Management District board for 12 years.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Scott Gagliardi
Three candidates are competing for the district two commission seat in Dixie County after current county commissioner, W.C. Mills, is stepping down.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By Scott Gagliardi
Ocala’s Peanut & Cattle Farmer Terry Teuton is the 2022 Winner
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 11:47 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Bring a jar of unopened and unexpired peanut butter to your local UF/IFAS Extension Office to help.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Retention Ponds Preventing Flooding and Boosting Property Values
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 9:29 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
VFW Teaching Garden Ready for Planting
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 9:30 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Lovebugs are returning this September.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT
|By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
In Marion County, the Gypsy Gold Horse Farm is taking pride in the breed of horse brought to the U.S. for the first time by Dennis Tompson and his late wife.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 11:55 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
A major decline in sea urchin population linked to disease and pollution.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2022 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Taylor Simpson
Students across the states of Florida and Georgia showed off their prized cattle in the ring in front of judges at the Southeast Livestock Pavilion in Ocala.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 11:05 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The Important Role Honeybees Play
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Edible groves scattered throughout the city of Gainesville.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
A controversial plan to end exclusionary zoning throughout the City of Gainesville is being considered by city commissioners on Thursday night.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Erica Nicole
Monday through Friday, from 7:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., 13 women come out to the farm to take care of nearly 50 horses.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Growing Wine Grapes In Florida From Grape to Glass
Updated: Jul. 16, 2022 at 12:44 AM EDT
|By Tatiana Parish
Residents Living at the Hidden Oaks mobile park say they informed management about mold, roaches, and security deposits not being returned in a timely manner, plus more.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2022 at 11:20 PM EDT
|By Erica Nicole
Organizers said they hope to host auctions every second Saturday of the month.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Julia Laude
“The vast majority are plants that have evolved in Florida and have been here for thousands and thousands of years,” said botanist and collections manager at the University of Florida herbarium, Alan Franck.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 10:14 AM EDT
|By Alex Carter
If “you’re a fan of sweet tea for example, we’re gonna want to grow things that produce good black teas that would be used for sweet tea. That would be a good local market for us.”
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 7:04 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The owner of the Ocala Drive-in is expressing concerns about a possible popcorn shortage this summer
Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 at 6:20 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
Composting helps with the water retention so you don’t have to water your garden very much. It slowly fertilizes your garden.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
The farm lost roughly 95% of all their peaches in the freeze, but despite that, there’ll still be 5,000-10,000 lbs. of the stone fruit at this weekend's festival.
Updated: May. 19, 2022 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
UF scientists are now the first to grow plants with soil that’s out of this world... quite literally.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
IFAS emphasizes planting native plants will help your gardening experience leave less of a footprint.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 7:48 PM EDT
|By Erica Nicole
Some residents believe the disturbances arose around the time the city commission allowed open containers.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2022 at 6:32 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
When harvest ends by late May and early June, its important to prune your trees to make sure they have proper ventilation to combat our summer climate.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
The sale is offering over 200 varieties of plants from all different classifications, including those that attract butterflies.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2022 at 7:33 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
The 40-foot-long shipping container is one of just fifteen given by the Electric Power Research Institute in different climates across the U.S.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
Researchers with UF IFAS are introducing new varieties of blueberries with the help of NCFL citizens.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Alex Carter
The UF IFAS Extension Program is partnering with farmers in NCFL to use water more efficiently.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 6:04 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
There are many inspirations in the equestrian industry.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2022 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Nicolette Zangara
Pamela Greenewald grows old roses in her nursery, and shares them across the world.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Nicolette Zangara
Tomato plants are very easy for first-time gardeners. It takes about 90 to 110 days for a plant to reach maturity depending on the variety.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2022 at 9:26 AM EST
|By Nicolette Zangara
The program aims to help scientists by showing which stage of growth gives gardeners the biggest sense of enjoyment.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 8:52 PM EST
|By Taylor Simpson
The fair is the largest all-youth fair in the state of Florida as kids throughout schools in Marion County compete.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST
|By WCJB Staff
Alachua County officials have announced the renaming of a Newberry agriculture and equine center.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 6:24 PM EST
|By Nicolette Zangara
A controversial topic among horticulturists, over-pruning is usually done for aesthetic reasons during the dormant months.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2022 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Nicolette Zangara
If you haven’t caught Reggie Brown at his farm stand, you may know him as the face of the Florida tomato industry.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 1:27 PM EST
|By WCJB Staff
State troopers are asking drivers to be extra careful on some roadways in Columbia county.