Category: Agriculture

Women in africa with baskets of tomatoes ready for market

University of Florida to lead new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for High-Value Crops

by Chris Vivian
October 15, 2026

Highlights: UF is leading the U.S. Department of State-funded SAFE Lab, a global effort to safeguard fruits, vegetables and spices by stopping agricultural threats at their source. SAFE will establish an international biosecurity network ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Feed The Future, SAFE Innovation Lab, U.S. Department Of State

Getting the Most from a Warm-Season Legume Cover Crop

by Kelsey Thomas
October 15, 2026

Practical considerations for North-central Florida growers Warm-season legume cover crops such as sunn hemp and cowpea can add nitrogen and organic matter to Florida's sandy soils. However, simply planting a legume does not guarantee that ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Cover Crops, NFREC-SV, Nitrogen Management, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Nutrient Management Program, Suwannee Valley Agriculture, UF-IFAS
Overhead view of rosemary cuttings in rows of small black pots filled with potting mix.

Borrowed Herbs: Grow a Garden from a Friend’s Clippings

by Molly Jameson
October 15, 2026

The tray of rosemary on my porch started as one shrub and a pair of pruners. Each stem I snipped is on its way to becoming a new plant, identical to the one it came from, and none of it cost me anything beyond some potting mix and a little ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Fall Gardening, Gardening In The Panhandle, Herb Cuttings, Herb Garden, Lemon Balm, Mexican Tarragon, Mint, North Florida Gardening, Oregano, Panhandle Gardening, Propagating Herbs, Rooting Hormone, Rosemary, Softwood Cuttings

2026 Fall Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN) Meeting Recap: Livestock Production, Pasture Management, and Conservation

by Luis Rodriguez Rosado
October 15, 2026

Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN) The Southwest Florida Small Farmers Network (SWFSFN) is a collaborative initiative of UF/IFAS Extension agents serving the Southwest Florida region. The network connects diversified and sustainable ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, Cattle, Florida Farms, Livestock, Pasture, Polk Small Farms, Polksmallfarms, Small Farms, Southwest Florida Small Farms Network, Southwest Small Farmers Network, UF-IFAS
A partially filled grocery cart in a store aisle

Consumers are hesitant when it comes to fully automated grocery stores, study reveals

by Chris Vivian
October 14, 2026

As artificial intelligence continues to rapidly reshape the world around us, including the grocery shopping experience, a new research study from the University of Florida Department of Food and Resource Economics (FRE), reveals human touch ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Food And Resource Economics, Fre, Grocery Shopping

Florida Calves After Florida: The 1st Annual Florida Producer Educational Trip

by Hannah Baker
October 13, 2026

The Purpose of the Trip Florida is among the top ten (9th) producing states in the country for beef cattle production. With 872,000 head of beef cows, the state is an impactful leader in both the cattle and beef industries. Primarily a cow-calf ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Bridget Stice, Hannah Baker, Kendall Gill, Panhandle Agriculture, Range Cattle REC, SFBF, SV Ag Update

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