By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Rachel Shireman (352) 392-2251 Jimmy Cheek (392) 392-1963 GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is offering a master’s degree in agriculture through distance education, beginning this fall. Students… Read More
By: Karen Meisenheimer Source(s): Tito French (352)392-1811 GAINESVILLE–While many activists consider dairy waste to be the latest environmental criminal, a University of Florida agronomy expert says it could be a valuable resource if managed correctly. “Dairies produce a… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Henry Gholz (352) 846-0889 George Tanner (352) 846-0570 GAINESVILLE — Florida won’t be safe from fire once all this summer’s wildfires are extinguished because development has added to the natural fire hazards already part… Read More
By: Ami Neiberger Chris Eversole Source(s): Charles Wolfe (352) 759-2288 OCALA — Normally, 4-H Camp Ocala would be teeming with kids, backpacks, sleeping bags and giggles. But the recent wildfires have displaced campers with firefighters, two helicopters and… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source: Grady Miller, (352) 392-7942 GAINESVILLE—University of Florida researcher Grady Miller may be a popular man in soccer circles By the time the World Cup rolls around again in four years. Miller, a turfgrass specialist,… Read More
By: Karen Meisenheimer Source: Elizabeth Bolton (352) 392-1987 BRANFORD—While most of Florida enjoys record growth, local leaders in rural communities are trying to reverse a decade of decline and boost economic recovery with help from the U.S. Department… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Jonathan Day (561) 778-7200 BOYNTON BEACH—When the children at St. Mark Catholic School hit the playground, the biting sand flies in the mangrove marsh next door start smacking their little bloodsucking lips. Like all… Read More
By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Linda Cook (352) 392-209 Wayne Sherman (352) 392-4711 ext. 306 John Van Sickle (352) 392-1826 ext. 221 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three faculty members from the University of Florida’s Institute of… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Bob Degner cje@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu, (352) 392-1871 GAINESVILLE — Redoing your landscape? Better do it for your own pleasure because you can’t count on how much your investment will pay off. That’s the conclusion of a… Read More
By: Debra Amirin Source(s): Melda Bassett, Assistant VP fo, (352) 392-1975 GAINESVILLE – A premier Florida agricultural family has made a $500,000 gift to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, half of which will… Read More
