Erick R. da Silva Santos has been named a “CALS International Student Outstanding Achievement Award Winner”. A plaque will be presented to him at the UF International Center Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Mr. da Silva ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthCongratulations to our new Chair, Dr. Diane Rowland! Dr. Rowland has exemplified UF/IFAS efforts to progress beyond old paradigms that would put agriculture and natural resources at odds. She has played a central role in our increasing ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthGraduate student mentorship in the Agronomy Department will grow even stronger this semester. Two of our Assistant Professors, Dr. Mike Mulvaney and Dr. Candice Prince, were accepted to the semester-long College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthYesterday the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) honored more than two dozen individuals for their outstanding contributions to the field of weed science. The awards were presented during the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthFAES1307 is a new zoysiagrass released from the University of Florida Agronomy Department. FAES1307 is the result of a hybrid cross made in 2008 between Zoysia japonica and Zoysia matrella. It has a medium leaf texture, good drought tolerance, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthLibbie Johnson, agricultural agent for UF/IFAS Extension Escambia County, has named the Extension Professional of the Year. The award was presented at the Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. The Extension Professional of the Year Award recognizes ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthSix graduate students in the Agronomy Department at UF/IFAS dominated the awards presentations in their respective divisions at the annual Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) meetings held in Baltimore, MD November 3 to 7, 2018. The CSSA ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthAdam and Ashley Cook won the Young Farmer and Rancher Achievement Award for 2018 from the Florida Farm Bureau Federation. Adam graduated from the UF/IFAS Agronomy program in 2014 with a Masters Degree. Congratulations to the Cook family for ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthWho were they? Bertha Cornett, widow of William C. Cornett, established an estate plan which provided assets for graduate fellowships in the family name. The Cornetts worked for the Orlando Sentinel. Bertha, who was active in the orchid society, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthLast week at the national Aquatic Plant Management Society meeting, there were 26 graduate students competing in the essay contest. Of those 26, 2 students from the University of Florida, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, won 2nd and 3rd ... READ MORE
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