By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Suzanna Smith (352) 392-2202 Steve Jacob (352) 392-0386 CEDAR KEY — Tommy Smart had been a commercial fisherman for 16 years before Florida voters barred him from using large nets to catch mullet and… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Susan Percival (352) 392-1991, ext. 217 GAINESVILLE—Echinacea, an herbal cold remedy used for centuries, does, in fact, stimulate the immune system, a University of Florida researcher has found. In the first clinical study of… Read More
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 it’s a few… 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 Florida officials to… 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 tropical fish. Learn… 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 Institute of Food… 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 the vast majority… 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 be the key… 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 crop plants, boosting… 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. Sapp, of Lake… Read More
