Ricardo Lesmes-Vesga left his native village in the Colombian Andes Mountains region to pursue higher education in protected agriculture and citrus advanced production systems. In only a few years, he will have achieved the highest degree education can… Read More
As an undergraduate, Walter Oliver Ac Pangán wrote a business plan to export fine cocoa from northern Guatemala, a venture that could boost his nation’s economy. As an intern with the University of Minnesota, he performed a case… Read More
Sawyer Adams knows how a single college course can change a person’s life. During her first year as a junior at the University of Florida, while enrolled in pre-medical biology courses, she chose a botany course as an… Read More
Digital images captured in Florida’s renowned citrus groves, a research laboratory, and a Chicago farmers market were judged for the University of Florida “2018 UF/IFAS IRREC Citrus Horticulture Lab Digital Photography Contest.” The contest was offered by Rhuanito… Read More
In response to recent advancements in plant root science, a University of Florida scientist will offer one of the school’s first graduate-level courses on the topic, online, for fall semester, 2018. Lorenzo Rossi, assistant professor of plant root… Read More
A scientist who has led Florida’s fresh fruit citrus growers, harvesters, and packers in their efforts to sustain fruit shipped domestically and to points on the other side of the world was recognized with a University of Florida,… Read More
Writer: Ken Gioeli The public is invited to release an insect approved by a federal agency against one of Florida’s most invasive vines–the air potato. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences… Read More
A devoted science fair judge, mentor, and research scientist recognized for expertise with entomopathogenic fungi has been recognized by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences with a Superior Accomplishment Award. Pasco Avery is a… Read More
Contest Submissions: Jan 15 to March 31, 2018 Note: Entries are taken by e-mail only (Robin Koestoyo, koestoyo@ufl.edu) PURPOSE: To promote citriculture, support the IRREC Citrus Horticulture program, and encourage horticulture-related photography. All citrus-related subjects are welcome, including… Read More
An inventive fruit tree researcher has joined the University of Florida’s Indian River Research and Education Center. Lorenzo Rossi is the center’s first-ever root biology professor and will support the university’s statewide Institute of Food and Agricultural Science’s… Read More
