Cindy Spence Source(s): John Stevely (941) 722-4524, ext. 239 SARASOTA—Imagine you’re the captain of a charter vessel taking a bunch of anglers to sea for a day of fishing. They catch a beautiful grouper, but… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Don Jackson Marion Clarke (352) 392-1837 Tom Quinn (850) 488-6253 GAINESVILLE—Fears that zebra mussels could become the next nuisance pest to invade Florida have prompted University of… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Richard Tyson, (407) 665-5554 Frank Chapman (352) 392-9617 ext. 247 John Jackson (352) 343-4101 SANFORD — There’s nothing fishy about the fish story; you can make a big catch financially raising… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Charlie Price, Central Florida (407) 295-3247 Melda Bassett, assistant vicep (352) 392-1975 ORLANDO — The Central Florida Fair has pledged $100,000 to support scholarships for students of the University of Florida’s… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source: Robert Hochmuth (904) 362-1725 George Hochmuth (352) 392-2134 ext. 208 LIVE OAK — The Florida vegetable industry is moving under cover. Greenhouse production of vegetables is surging in the state, with… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source: Michael Kane (352) 392-7937 GAINESVILLE–Gulf Coast sea oats are genetically different from sea oats on the Atlantic Coast, a University of Florida researcher has found. The differences, says Michael Kane, may… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source: Robert Schmidt (352) 392-0237 GAINESVILLE—Tiny alga plants — which form green scum on ponds — are the source of a unique gene that can be transferred to… Read More
Source: Melda Bassett, assistant vice (352) 392-1975 GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) received a holiday gift worth $1 million. Dempsey Sapp Sr. and his wife, Margie B…. Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source: John Jackson (352) 343-4101 TAVARES — Most Florida citrus, strawberry and vegetable growers survived the past week’s chill unscathed with the help of a University of Florida weather service. The Florida… Read More
Source(s): Don Poucher (352) 392-0437 Gainesville — Jimmy Cheek, formerly assistant dean of the University of Florida College of Agriculture, was today (Jan. 13) named dean of the college and dean of academic programs for… Read More
