Polk Small Farms: New and Revised Agriculture Publications, November 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010

New and Revised Agriculture Publications, November 2010

This email lists new and revised EDIS publications that have been released to the public in November 2010. They are now available on the World Wide Web at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu. This mailing only includes publications in the Agriculture program area. Please see separate mailings for publications in other program areas.

AN251 The Florida Bull Test 2009-2010

AN251, a 6-page fact sheet by G. Cliff Lamb, reports on this performance test and breeding soundness evaluation conducted in 2009-2010 — procedures, rules and regulations, results, and sale summary. Includes 2010-2011 test dates and a table of individual animal performance. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an251

AN254 Growing Calf and Show Steer Feed Management

AN254, a 9-page fact sheet by Matt Hersom and Todd Thrift, detail feeds, feed management, and nutrient requirements for growing cattle with a view towards successful development of a quality show calf. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an254

CIR1242/FE889 Handbook of Florida Fence and Property Law

Now available online as a single pdf. CIR1242, a 46-page handbook by Michael T. Olexa, Eugene E. Shuey, Joshua A. Cossey, and Katherine Smallwood, informs property owners of their rights and responsibilities in terms of their duty to fence. Discussed areas include a property owners responsibility to fence when livestock is kept on the property, the rights of adjoining landowners to fence, the placement of fences, encroachments, boundary lines, easements, contracts, nuisances, and a landowners responsibilities towards persons who enter his property. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe889

FCS8708/FY380 Finding Fresh Florida Produce

FCS8708, a 2-page fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan and Claudia Peñuela, provides a chart showing peak times to buy fresh Florida fruits and vegetables. Includes reference. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Community Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy380

FOR81/FR077 Trees in Your Life

Revised! FOR81, a 5-page fact sheet by Martha C. Monroe, enhances Project Learning Tree activities with an exploration of how trees contribute to a wide variety of products we use every day. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr077

HS1186 Solutions for Small Farmers and Home Gardens: Building a Low-Cost Vertical Soilless System for Production of Small Vegetable and Fruit Crops

HS1186, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Bielinski M. Santos, Teresa P. Salame-Donoso, and Shawn C. Arango, provides written and graphic instructions on how to build a homemade vertical soilless (hydroponic) growing system (also known as “bottle grow”) to produce vegetables and small fruit crops at a fraction of the cost of commercially available systems, without occupying premium agricultural land and by utilizing materials available in the home and local hardware store. Published by the UF Department of Horticultural Sciences, November 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1186

SL333/SS539 An Indicator for Risk of Phosphorus Loss from Sandy Soils

SL333, a 3-page illustrated fact sheet by Vimala D. Nair, Willie G. Harris, and Debolina Chakraborty, describes a practical means of determining when a soil has reached a level of P loading that constitutes an environmental risk. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Sciences, October 2010.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ss539

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