UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
This summer, many academic conferences have moved to an online format in the wake of COVID-19. The Association for the Study of Food and Society was no exception, hosting their #FoodStudies20 conference on Twitter. Catherine Campbell, assistant professor… Read More
As if we needed another reason to call Florida ‘Special’, what with our state hanging out into the water and located south of the rest of the nation. Here in Central Florida, we even seem to do our… Read More
In the Wilting Heat Many Floridians choose not to grow any edibles during the summer in order to let the garden beds rest. It is generally a hostile time of year to be doing very much in the… Read More
By: Bethany Wight, Biologist UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center Marta Moura Kohmann grew up in a small town near her family’s farm in the most southern Brazilian state, Rio Grande do Sul. Their farm was originally… Read More
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) has named Dr. Samira Daroub with the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department an ASA Fellow. Daroub, a professor of soil and environmental chemistry, was selected for her contributions to agronomy through… Read More
There is a growing controversy over potential health risks associated with the herbicide glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp®. Following extensive study, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with many other agencies, has maintained its findings… Read More
Deer on farms may be kept in pens (left) or free roaming (right). Penned deer are typically high-value animals that are used for breeding, whereas free-roaming deer are more often used to provide hunting opportunities. (Photos courtesy of… Read More
Ask Master Gardener Volunteer JoAnn Green Whew! It was a hot July, and the start of August looks like it will be about the same. I am not long in the garden during the height of summer;… Read More
A plant pathology doctoral student who investigates disease-related effectors from strawberry fungal pathogens is a 2020 Chateaubriand Fellow. Egem Özbudak is a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River… Read More
We are saddened at the passing of Louis E. “Red” Larson, Sr., a pioneer of the Florida dairy industry and a statewide and national leader. The Larsons are longtime supporters of UF/IFAS. In 2005, Red and wife Reda’s… Read More
