Forestry
Agroforestry is the intentional growing of woody plants with row crops, forages, and/or livestock. Practiced in various forms since ancient times in China, the Mediterranean, and pre-colonial America, agroforestry is now gaining popularity in North America because of associated economic and environmental benefits. More...
- Christmas Trees
Production, pest management, caring for cut trees, and marketing. Florida producers have and very limited success in this area. Less than 1% of the Christmas trees sold are grown in Florida - Economics & Management
Budgets, taxes, and marketing. - Environmental Management
Best management practices (BMPs) and prescribed fires. - Firewood Production
Managing the forest landscape, and gathering, preparing, and storing firewood. - Forest Farming / Agroforestry
Establishment, estimating profitability, productive conservation, riparian buffers, and other topics. - Forest Grazing / Silvopasture
Forest management, conversion of pasture and pine forests to silvopasture systems, forage management, and other topics. - Hardwood, Saw Palmetto & Wetland Species
Common marketable wood and plant species. - Pest Control
Insect management, weeds, diseases, and tree health care. - Pine Production & Straw
Pine species, regeneration, soils and fertilizers, and pine straw production and management.
UF/IFAS Sites
- Agroforestry
- Center for Natural Resources
- Center for Subtropical Agroforestry (CSTAF)
- Florida Forestry Stewardship Program--School of Forest Resources & Conservation
- Florida Forests Information--School of Forest Resources & Conservation
- Forest Stewardship Newsletter--School of Forest Resources & Conservation
- Forestry, Aquaculture and Natural Resource Management--Jefferson County Extension
- Master Tree Farmer
- School of Forestry Resources & Conservation
UF/IFAS Publications
- Conservation Easements: Options for Preserving Current Land Uses
- Environmentally Sound Forest Harvesting
- Florida's Renewable Forest Resources
- Selecting a Consulting Forester
- What is in a Natural Resource Management Plan?
- Where Does a Forest Landowner Find Forestry Help?
State & Federal Agencies
- Bureau of Land Management--U.S. Department of the Interior
- County Foresters--Florida Division of Forestry
- FDACS Division of Forestry
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)
- National Forests in Florida--USDA/FS
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)--USDA
- Research Links--USDA/FS
- Southern Region Extension Forestry--USDA Forest Services
- Southern Research Station--USDA/FS
- State & Private Forestry Programs--USDA/FS
- Timber and Log Price Reports--USDA Forest Service
- USDA Forest Service Topics
- U.S. National Arboretum
