Florida Watermelons: Crops in the Ground, Uncertainty Abounds
Today, as fruit and vegetable farmers in South Florida decide what to do with produce once destined for now-closed schools and restaurants,... Read More
From Robots to Drones, Agricultural Innovation Is Rapidly Changing
“Precision agriculture,” “artificial intelligence.” It sounds like content for a science fiction movie or TV show. But we’re not talking about “The... Read More
UF Plant and Soil Diagnostic Labs Essential to Florida Agriculture, Economy During COVID-19
In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and... Read More
Risk Thresholds for Lance Nematodes in Turfgrass
University of Florida nematologist William Crow, Ph.D., takes a close look at the relationship between lance nematodes and turf health, and how... Read More
Dr. Fredy Altpeter to Be Presented the 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award
Dr. Fredy Altpeter, professor of agronomy at UF/IFAS, will be awarded the 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award at the World Congress on In... Read More
A Burp Could Improve Climate Crisis
Nicolas DiLorenzo bottles cow burps and measures them for methane. That’s not as low-brow as it sounds. Cows’ role as greenhouse gas... Read More
Viruses Might Help As Biocontrol on Asian Citrus Psyllids
University of Florida scientists are working toward establishing a new biological method that may help farmers control the insect that transmits the... Read More
How the Tip of Florida Became a Tropical-Fruit Paradise
The Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, Florida—or TREC, as it’s known to local farmers—is nearly as far south and east... Read More
UF Scientists Are Trying to Prevent the Next “Coronavirus” in Florida
University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers, Kwang Cheol Jeong, Ph.D., and Samantha Wisely, Ph.D., are looking at the... Read More
UF/IFAS Highlights Precision Agriculture During Gator Day at the Capitol
As orange and blue blanketed the Capitol for Gator Day, folks from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences... Read More
