By: Olivia Doyle As spring officially arrives on March 20th, we are shining sunlight on some beautiful spring flowers you can grow at home to celebrate the arrival of spring, all season long. The columbine, or Aquilegia canadensis, is a beautiful flower sure to brighten up your spring. These flowers love both shade and sunlight, and … More Grow Your Own Native Florida Flowers
By: Olivia Doyle Today is National Ag Day, celebrated each year during National Ag Week. On National Ag Day, the Agriculture Council of America and partners involved in agriculture across the country including producers, associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and more, work together to recognize agriculture and its impact on the United States. National Ag … More DPI celebrates National Ag Day
By: Olivia Doyle You are always told to eat fruits and vegetables, but do you actually know the difference between the two? In this post we are busting the myths surrounding the categorization of fruits and vegetables, maybe you do not carrot all, but if you get cornfused, do not let it make you meloncholy. There are two different … More Myth Buster – Fruits vs. Vegetables
By: Olivia Doyle National Invasive Species Awareness Week is occurs from February 25 to March 1, 2019. The goal of this week is to raise and spread awareness about the prevalence of invasive species in the United States, home to 50,000 exotic or non-native plant and animal species. Among that 50,000, around 5,000 are invasive. Invasive … More National Invasive Species Awareness Week
By: Olivia Doyle Every year, February 14th causes people to shower their valentine with gifts, cards, candies and roses. Let us take a look at Valentine’s Day by the numbers for some surprising facts surrounding the holiday, its history, and the economic value of this romantic holiday for both Florida’s economy and abroad. Red roses are symbolic … More Valentine’s Day impact on Florida agriculture
This month in our “Day in the Life” series, we follow Alvaro Pertuz, an inspector working on the giant African land snail eradication program in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. A special thanks to Daniel Benjamin, Public Information Specialist, for following Alvaro for the day and contributing to the blog this week. Alvaro Pertuz has worked … More Day in the Life – GALS Inspector, Alvaro Pertuz
DPI offers different internships ranging from lab technicians to communications and beyond. As this new year gets underway, we would like to introduce you to our newest intern at DPI. Meet Olivia Doyle, a communications intern in the technical assistance (TA) office at the Division of Plant Industry (DPI). Olivia is a junior studying at the University of … More UF Student gets her start at DPI
The Don’t Pack a Pest (DPAP) program experienced great success and progress in 2018. The Florida DPAP program was able to successfully launch partnerships with two Caribbean countries, Suriname and Trinidad. Program coordinators were also able to establish partnerships with other Caribbean countries, St. Lucia, the Bahamas, St. Kitts, and Grenada. The Division of … More Don’t Pack a Pest – 2018 Recap
As 2018 draws to a close we reflect back on all we were able to accomplish in our giant African land snail (GALS) eradication program this year. In September, GALS reached a 7th anniversary milestone. Since that celebration, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Plant Industry and the United States Department … More Giant African Land Snail – End of Year Recap
Have you ever wondered about what the different roles with the Division of Plant Industry entail? On our blog, we will be highlighting a different position at DPI each month in a “Day in the Life” series. Each “Day in the Life” post will follow a regular day in the life of the featured person … More Day in the Life – Plant Inspector, Brian Alford
