TAMPA, FL — A tropical fruit grower, an agricultural development pioneer, a champion quarter horse breeder, the “father” of low-density farming, and a dairy farmer have been selected for induction into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame this… Read More
GAINESVILLE—They produce mountains of manure and stinky, ozone- depleting (some scientists contend), methane gas. They also supply the nation with sweet, fresh milk. It’s a real public relations quandary for the nation’s dairy cattle. But a survey of… Read More
GAINESVILLE—For all you Halloween skeptics, Jim Stephens has this to report: The Great Pumpkin is real. How does he know? Stephens, a University of Florida vegetable crops specialist, is the keeper of the state’s official list of biggest… Read More
GAINESVILLE—A velvety, short-growing turfgrass specimen collected on a municipal golf course in Hawaii and developed at a University of Florida laboratory may bring hole-in-one success to the nation’s golf courses. The Bermuda grass, named FloraDwarf for its height,… Read More
GAINESVILLE—The John Gray Fund for Excellence is sponsoring a distinguished lecture series in forest resources and conservation. Professor William R. Bentley, a senior research scholar at Yale University and president of Salmon Brook Associates in Granby, Conn., will… Read More
GAINESVILLE—Devaluation of the peso by the Mexican government is to blame for trade disadvantages that have hurt Florida’s vegetable growers for the past two years, according to University of Florida research. Monetary policies set forth by Mexico’s Zedillo… Read More
GAINESVILLE—The University of Florida’s Department of 4-H and Other Youth Programs will formally accept a donation of land from a Daytona Beach company at a celebration set for Oct. 28 near Lake Placid. The Consolidated Tomoka Land Co…. Read More
GAINESVILLE—For the sixth consecutive year, the market value of Florida’s citrus lands has declined, according to a recent statewide survey conducted at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Results of the annual Florida Land… Read More
GAINESVILLE—The University of Florida’s Cooperative Extension Service has joined forces with the Alachua County Affordable Housing Coalition to offer a series of workshops, “Up the Organization.” The four-part workshops series, which begins Sept. 24 and continues with sessions… Read More
GAINESVILLE—Florida’s next cash crop could come straight out of the wilds of South Florida, where the common saw palmetto grows. Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences say the plant’s berries some day… Read More
