Tag: Agricultultural and Biological Engineering

Drone Images Detect Two Tomato Diseases with 99% Accuracy

Posted: January 13, 2020

IMMOKALEE, Fla. — New technology being developed by University of Florida scientists identifies two dangerous tomato diseases with 99 percent accuracy. This finding is critical because diseases can cost growers millions of dollars annually in the state’s third… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic

Tags: Agricultultural and Biological Engineering, detection, diseases, Drone technology, images, Pamela Roberts, plant pathology, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, tomatoes, Yiannis Ampatzidis

UF Convenes International Experts to Advance Sustainable Food

by Samantha Murray

Posted: January 8, 2020

As the world’s population grows, producing enough food — and doing it sustainably — will be one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. So how can Florida, one of the most diverse agricultural states in the… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, Water

Tags: Agricultultural and Biological Engineering, Board of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Future of Food Forum, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, Jim Anderson, Kati Migliaccio, News

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