Tag: greening

SEBRING, Fla. — Laurie Hurner grew up in a fifth-generation Florida citrus-growing family, and she and her sisters worked their farm in Highlands County. “My parents had three daughters,” said Hurner, the director of UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County… Read More

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic

Tags: Citrus, family, greening, Highlands County, Laurie Hurner, UF IFAS Extension

Cloud-Based Software Helps Farmers on the Ground

by Brad Buck

Posted: September 12, 2019

IMMOKALEE, Fla. — A University of Florida agricultural engineer has developed software that can help farmers find the best places to plant crops and to identify fruit and vegetable varieties that perform better against diseases. Now, Yiannis Ampatzidis… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic

Tags: Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud-based software, crops, greening, pathogens, Southwest Florida Research and Education Center, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and University of Florida

P.O. Box 110180 Gainesville, FL 32611-0180 | Phone: (352) 392-1761

Tag: greening

Laurie Hurner: From the Family Farm to County Extension Director, Citrus is in Her Blood

Cloud-Based Software Helps Farmers on the Ground