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Plant Survival in Hardee County: Understanding Water, Nutrients, and Smart Plant Choices
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Invasive Plants–Root Them Out, Quickly
A weed is any plant growing where you don’t want it to grow. An invasive is a...
Agriculture
Agriculture’s impact on Florida is huge. In fact, a just-released UF/IFAS study showed that Florida’s combined agriculture, natural resources and food industries added $132 billion to the state’s economy in 2015 alone. To support this economic sector, UF/IFAS Extension offers education to producers across the state, ensuring that the crop varieties they grow and the management methods they use are all backed by the best science available. Whether it’s citrus or soil, livestock or lettuce, find resources from UF/IFAS experts on topics that span the entirety of agriculture.