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View article: Potential Markets for Florida Turmeric
Potential Markets for Florida Turmeric Open
This publication examines the potential markets for turmeric (Curcuma longa) grown in Florida, highlighting opportunities in fresh produce, food and beverage ingredients, and nursery markets. Turmeric, widely used in culinary dishes and we…
View article: Potential Markets for Florida Ginger
Potential Markets for Florida Ginger Open
This publication explores the potential markets for ginger (Zingiber officinale) grown in Florida, focusing on opportunities in fresh produce, food and beverage ingredients, and nursery markets. Ginger is widely used in a variety of culina…
View article: Stakeholder-Informed Environmental-Economic Tradeoffs at the Farm and Forest Scale
Stakeholder-Informed Environmental-Economic Tradeoffs at the Farm and Forest Scale Open
View article: Farm-scale economic and environmental tradeoffs of land use and land management decisions
Farm-scale economic and environmental tradeoffs of land use and land management decisions Open
Farm-scale decisions are key determinants of water quality and water use on a regional scale. This paper evaluates farm-scale economic–environmental tradeoffs associated with row crop land management decisions as well as land use decisions…
View article: Disaster Assistance for Agriculture in Florida following Hurricane Idalia
Disaster Assistance for Agriculture in Florida following Hurricane Idalia Open
Multiple federal and state agencies provide assistance to qualified agricultural producers following a natural disaster, such as a hurricane. However, the programs change over time, and many producers are not aware of the programs availabl…
View article: Ginger, Galangal, and Turmeric Production in Florida
Ginger, Galangal, and Turmeric Production in Florida Open
Ginger, galangal, and turmeric (Figure 1) are emerging crops for Florida production. All of these plants are in the Zingiberaceae family and share most aspects of their production. This bulletin describes production in containers or the fi…
View article: A Review of Watermelon Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2021
A Review of Watermelon Production and Price Trends from 2010 to 2021 Open
Watermelons are primarily produced by eight states on over 100,000 acres each year (USDA-NASS, 2022). Most of the fruit (almost 80%) are cultivated in California, Florida, Georgia, and Texas with Florida leading in domestic production (USD…
View article: Farm-Scale Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs of Land Use and Land Management Decisions
Farm-Scale Economic and Environmental Tradeoffs of Land Use and Land Management Decisions Open
View article: Choosing Nitrogen Application Rate Recommendation Given Florida’s Regulatory Water Policy
Choosing Nitrogen Application Rate Recommendation Given Florida’s Regulatory Water Policy Open
State and federal policies in the United States focus on agricultural best management practices (BMP)—such as improving nutrient management—to address water quality issues. BMP development is a challenging process as a new BMP may also aff…
View article: Watermelon Planting Decisions with Multiple Risks: A Simulation Analysis
Watermelon Planting Decisions with Multiple Risks: A Simulation Analysis Open
Watermelon [ Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai] growers choose transplanting dates every year considering multiple risk factors. Earlier harvests linked to earlier planting typically find more favorable markets, but earlier planti…
View article: An Introduction to Florida commodity enterprise budgets: An Extension tool to improve farm financial planning
An Introduction to Florida commodity enterprise budgets: An Extension tool to improve farm financial planning Open
Enterprise budgets help farmers and ranchers estimate expenses, potential revenue, and profit. UF/IFAS provides enterprise budgets for a variety of Florida-grown commodities. These are typically built collaboratively by economists, horticu…
View article: Watermelon Production Budget for North Florida
Watermelon Production Budget for North Florida Open
This publication describes a sample watermelon production budget for a spring season in north Florida. We estimate costs for fixed assets, equipment operation, labor, materials, services, harvesting and marketing. We also estimate yield an…
View article: Knowing Your Product Costs: A Primer for Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs
Knowing Your Product Costs: A Primer for Farmers and Food Entrepreneurs Open
This publication provides a basic introduction to product costing for farm businesses and food processing enterprises. It describes cost concepts, provides product costing examples, and briefly discusses software tools that can assist with…
View article: Exploring Opportunities for Malting Barley Production in Florida
Exploring Opportunities for Malting Barley Production in Florida Open
This new 6-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department aims to inform Florida growers and the craft brewing and distillery industry about the current knowledge of the potential yield and challenges of barley cultivati…
View article: Costs and Benefits of Vegetable Gardening
Costs and Benefits of Vegetable Gardening Open
Home vegetable gardening has numerous documented benefits, including savings on the family food bill. How can a gardener calculate cost savings from a garden? Which vegetables cost more to grow in the garden and which cost less? This 10-pa…
View article: Sustainability Assessment of Fruit and Nut Crops in North Florida and North Central Florida
Sustainability Assessment of Fruit and Nut Crops in North Florida and North Central Florida Open
Revised! HS765, a 16-page illustrated article by Peter C. Andersen, Kevin R. Athearn, Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy A. Olmstead, and Jeffrey G. Williamson, summarizes the degree of adaptation of deciduous fruit and nut species in Florida and identif…
View article: Development of Best Management Practice Simulations with Enterprise Budgets for Production in the Flint and Suwanee River Basins
Development of Best Management Practice Simulations with Enterprise Budgets for Production in the Flint and Suwanee River Basins Open
View article: Farm Business Start-Up Checklist for Northeast Florida
Farm Business Start-Up Checklist for Northeast Florida Open
This document lists steps for starting a farm business in Northeast Florida, along with resources and contact information to assist a new farmer with completing each step.
View article: Budget Template for Home Canning
Budget Template for Home Canning Open
One in five US households cans fruits or vegetables in a home kitchen. If your household is one of them, you may want to know the full cost of the activity or how much money you are saving by doing it yourself. This 10-page fact sheet writ…
View article: Satsuma Mandarin Budget and Profitability Analysis for North Florida
Satsuma Mandarin Budget and Profitability Analysis for North Florida Open
This 16-page analysis written by Kevin R. Athearn, Peter C. Andersen, Bent V. Brodbeck, Lei Lani L. Davis, Clay Olson, Daniel K. Fenneman, Matthew Lollar, Derek Farnsworth, and Michael Perez and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource E…
View article: Measuring the impact of pollution closures on commercial shellfish harvest: The case of soft-shell clams in Machias Bay, Maine
Measuring the impact of pollution closures on commercial shellfish harvest: The case of soft-shell clams in Machias Bay, Maine Open
View article: MR446: Profiles of Sixteen Eastern Maine Fishing Communities
MR446: Profiles of Sixteen Eastern Maine Fishing Communities Open
In the United States, a number of legal mandates require social impact assessments of proposed federal fisheries management and other actions. However, too often there are insufficient data with which to conduct social impact assessments f…