Category: Agriculture
Ag engineer comes ‘home’ to UF/IFAS; uses AI to help reduce farm labor costs
January 25, 2022
Dana Choi grew up in South Korea but considers Florida her second home. She spent several years on the main campus of the University of Florida, getting her master’s and doctoral degrees in agricultural and biological engineering from the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, AgricultureTags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Dana Choi, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Robotics, South Korea, Strawberries, Sustainable Agriculture, Tomatoes
Study: White clay spray mix repels major crop pest
January 25, 2022
QUINCY, Fla. --- Tomatoes are big business in Florida, the nation’s top producer of the popular fruit, but an insect no bigger than a grain of rice threatens growers’ fields each season. The whitefly prefers the underside of leaves, enjoying ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Entomology, Josh Freeman, Kaolin, Mathews Paret, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pest Control, Plant Pathology, Tomato, Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl, Whiteflies, Whitefly, Xavier Martini
4-H Livestock Weigh-in: More Than Meets the Eye
January 25, 2022
4-H is the nation’s largest youth development organization. It is a non-formal, practical educational program for youth and uses a learn-by-doing approach to help youth gain the knowledge and life skills they need to be productive, responsible ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: 4-H, Agriculture, Collier County, Livestock, SWFL, Youth Development
Florida pesticide applicators can now take licensing exams online
January 25, 2022
In Florida, pesticide licensing exams help ensure the state’s approximately 70,000 pesticide applicators follow state regulations and best practices for mitigating the impact of chemicals on the environment. Historically, the exam has only ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Brett Bultemeier, News, Pesticide Information Office
What’s the buzz about? Come to UF/IFAS Beekeeping Workshop!
January 24, 2022
Collier County Extension is hosting a beekeeping workshop! Workshop presenters include master beekeeper and 4-H agent Trisha Aldridge, food systems agent Jessica Ryals, and commercial horticulture agent Hamutahl Cohen! Together these agents ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Pests & DiseaseTags: Beekeeping Workshop, Event, Florida Bees, Honey Bees
Breeding new crops and a new generation of plant breeders
January 24, 2022
The UF/IFAS team that has released more than 250 fruit, vegetable and other plant cultivars in the past decade is getting even stronger. Seven budding scientists from around the world arrived in Florida in August to work with Plant Breeders ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Fruits & Vegetables, HorticultureTags: Blueberries, CALS, EREC, Forages, GCREC, Lettuce, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Small Grains, Strawberries, Tomatoes, TREC, UF-IFAS
MREC Graduate Student Yuvraj Khamare Places at Student Research Competition
January 24, 2022
Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) environmental horticulture doctoral student Yuvraj Khamare placed third in the Charlie Parkerson Student Paper competition sponsored by the International Plant Propagators Society. As part ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Turf, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Award, Horticulture, IPPS, Khamare, Marble, Scholarship, Student Competition, Student Scholarship, Weed Science