Everglades Agricultural Area Weed Science

12/22/2012

Cold front in the EAA!

05/04/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_qFHWYkljc

Please contact Craig Brandt with Kelly Tractor for all your new, used and rental Challenger tractor needs at (239) 229-0687. The enclosed video is Mechanical...

05/04/2012

http://erec.ifas.ufl.edu/w**ds/

Welcome to the w**d science extension and research program website at the University of Florida/IFAS, Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC) in Belle Glade, Florida . The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) is a dynamic agriculturally diverse region with major production of suga...

05/04/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLGL2ipgP9w

Spraying ripener & other crop chemicals on sugarcane can be tricky - small fields, adjacent homes and numerous powerlines and cell towers. Willie Melancon of...

04/30/2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqdaDuT6jsQ

PLENE™ is a revolutionary technology in sugar cane planting in Brazil, combining chemistry, plant genetics and application technology to provide a truly inte...

04/26/2012

Corn Resistant to Herbicide Runs Into Opposition
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/26/business/energy-environment/dow-w**d-killer-runs-into-opposition.html?hp&gwh=A57935B78BC07396EF6C28308D7A2018

Some environmental and consumer groups say that increased use of Dow Chemical’s herbicide, 2,4-D, could cause cancer, hormone disruption and other health problems.

04/13/2012

Video on truths about agriculture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFoGib8AfZo

Farmers Fight is a student-led initiative to reconnect American society to the world of agriculture. Beginning with university students, Farmers Fight encour...

02/11/2012

http://www.weather.com/weather/alerts/localalerts/33430?phenomena=WC&significance=Y&areaid=FLZ067&office=KMFL&etn=0003

The Weather Channel provides the latest details on the severe weather alert.

02/11/2012

Local Weather Alert

Wind Chill Advisory for Inland Palm Beach County, FL

From 3:00 AM EST, Sun., Feb 12, 2012 until 9:00 AM EST, Sun., Feb 12, 2012

Issued by The National Weather Service
Miami, FL

Sat, Feb 11, 2012, 2:42 PM EST

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Updated Feb 11, 2012, 6:25pm EST

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If Your Pipes Freeze or Break.. WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES... NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40 WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 35 DEGREES ACROSS GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES, AND FROM 30 TO 35 DEGREES ACROSS INLAND COLLIER AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

01/03/2012

Cold front passing through south Florida may cause crop damage!

01/03/2012

Freeze Warning for Inland Palm Beach County, FL
From 1:00 AM EST, Wed., Jan 04, 2012 until 9:00 AM EST, Wed., Jan 04, 2012
Issued by The National Weather Service
Miami, FL
Tue, Jan 3, 2012, 2:42 PM EST
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Updated Jan 3, 2012, 4:05pm EST
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.. FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE... LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF INLAND SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST.

* IMPACTS... SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND CROPS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE COLD TEMPERATURES. TENDER PLANTS CAN BE KILLED AT THESE TEMPERATURES IF PROTECTIVE MEASURES ARE NOT TAKEN.

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A FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES OF 32 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY... FOR ANY DURATION OF TIME. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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.. HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
.. FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR COLLIER... INLAND PALM BEACH... INLAND MONROE... INLAND BROWARD... AND INLAND AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE COUNTIES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...

01/01/2012

Special Weather Statement for Inland Palm Beach County, FL

A strong cold front will pass through south Florida Monday afternoon. Behind it, air temperatures by daybreak Tuesday will range from the mid-30s west of Lake Okeechobee to the mid and upper 40s along the southeast coast. Even colder temperatures are possible Wednesday morning, with temperatures potentially falling below freezing over Glades, Hendry, interior collier, and interior Palm Beach counties. Low temperatures elsewhere will range from the mid-30s to mid-40s.
In addition to the cold temperatures, brisk northerly winds are expected. Wind chill advisories or warnings may ultimately be needed late Monday night through early Tuesday, and again late Tuesday night into early Wednesday. Wind chill values during these periods may range from the mid-20s west of the lake to the upper 30s and lower 40s along the southeast coast.
Closely monitor the latest forecasts over the next few days.

Issued by The National Weather Service
Miami, FL