Category: NATURAL RESOURCES

What makes pastures more susceptible to pasture mealybugs?

by Marcelo Wallau
August 18, 2026

Authored by: Marcelo Wallau, UF/IFAS Forage Extension Specialist Niguss Hailegnaw, UF/IFAS Assistant Professor of Crop Nutrient Management at the Everglades Research and Education Center Pasture mealybug (PMB) is expanding across ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Forages, Panhandle Agriculture, Pasture Mealybug, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

From Research to Reality: How UF/IFAS Turfgrass Breeding Is Shaping the Future of the Turf Industry

by Carolina Vendrame
May 28, 2026

Innovation in turfgrass doesn’t happen overnight—and it certainly doesn’t happen in isolation. It is the result of years of research, rigorous field evaluation, and close collaboration between university scientists and industry ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Lawn, NATURAL RESOURCES, Turf
Tags: CitraZoy®, Cobalt® Hybrid St. Augustinegrass

From Gainesville to the Tropics: Rebecca Walters’ Eye-Opening Plant Science Journey in Costa Rica

by Carolina Vendrame
December 2, 2025

Gainesville, Fla. —Early this year, a group of adventurous University of Florida students—including Rebecca Walters—traded their Gator orange and blue for the lush greens of Costa Rica. Guided by Dr. Rosalie Koenig and Dr. William Hammond ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forest, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife

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