UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
Located in Immokalee, Florida, the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research & Education Center (SWFREC) serves growers, farmers, and community members in Collier, Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, and Lee counties. Faculty direct graduate student research on vegetable and citrus crops, pesticides,… Read More
Kendra Levine, an alumna from the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), leads climate action strategy development for the McDonald’s Corporation. In her role as sustainability manager, Levine works with the company’s U.S. supply chain to… Read More
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Growers of one of Florida’s signature citrus crops, the grapefruit, may see more production and possibly less of the deadly citrus greening disease. Researchers have worked for four years, growing grapefruit under protective screens on… Read More
Join us at the Apopka Hop Pale Ale Event at First Magnitude Brewing Company in Gainesville this Friday, April 26 from 6 pm to 8 pm. A science café talk will feature UF/IFAS researchers and students to explain… Read More
Environmental Quality Incentives Program-Livestock The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provides cost sharing programs for producers to help improve conservation value of their lands. These programs and the related free technical assistance are extremely valuable to help improve… Read More
AIR POTATO BEETLES AT WORK Bernadette Stange leaned backward like a palm tree yielding to wind, balancing herself on the forest floor under a dome of 2-story high pine trees tangled with ropes of vines dressed in polished… Read More
Spring is in the air, and that means temperatures are warming up and tank-tops, shorts, and flip-flops will soon be your preferred attire. Once those highs are steadily in the 80s and 90s, any outdoor activity will become… Read More
With the warmer weather and rain from Mother Nature, we have several native wildflowers in bloom at the Extension Office. On your next trip to Crawfordville, drop by and walk the grounds to see some of these lovely… Read More
With the warmer weather and rain from Mother Nature, we have several native wildflowers in bloom at the Extension Office. On your next trip to Crawfordville, drop by and walk the grounds to see some of these lovely… Read More
With the warmer weather and rain from Mother Nature, we have several native wildflowers in bloom at the Extension Office. On your next trip to Crawfordville, drop by and walk the grounds to see some of these lovely… Read More
