Category: Agribusiness

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National Farm Safety and Health Week: COVID-19 Farm Safety


September 21, 2020

What is National Farm Safety and Health Week? Agriculture is one of the most important industries in the United States, but also one of the most hazardous. Many injuries seen in agriculture can be prevented through proper training and education. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Covid-19, Educational Resources, Farm Safety, Farmers, Farmworkers
Students, with guidance from the 4-H Broward and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, learn to identify and remove nonnative plants.

New food and resource economics researcher hopes to bring a competitive edge to growers in south Florida


September 17, 2020

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Trent Blare has spent the last six years as a markets and value chain specialist for entities in Peru and Mexico focusing on small growers.He worked directly with small growers to give them a competitive edge in selling their ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Trent Blare, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF-IFAS

ABE Debuts SmartAg Graduate Certificate Program


September 11, 2020

The Agricultural and Biological Engineering department at the University of Florida is introducing its new Advanced SmartAg Certificate. This graduate engineering certificate will offer training in various topical areas relevant to modern ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Curriculum, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Graduate Students, Precision Agriculture, Tom Burks, UFABE
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Sandra Guzmán named 2020 Outstanding Young Extension Worker by the Florida Section of American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers


September 8, 2020

Sandra Guzmán, a precision irrigation scientist with expertise in artificial intelligence for water management, was recently named a 2020 Outstanding Young Extension Worker by the Florida Section of American Society of Agricultural and Biological ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence
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Cost-Share & Technical Resources for Agribusinesses: Extension, FSA, and NRCS


September 4, 2020

UF/IFAS Extension and partner agencies, such as the USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), offer cost-share and technical resources for agribusinesses. Here are some highlights of available resources, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Commercial Horticulture Digest, Conservation, Disaster, Financial Assistance, Martin County, Soil Health, Technical Assistance, UF/IFAS Extension
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UF/IFAS to provide educational support for timber producers recovering from Hurricane Michael


August 26, 2020

When Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, the category 5 storm left in its wake years’ worth of losses to one of the area’s largest industries, timber. Per estimates from the Florida Forest Service, a division of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Events, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Block Grant, Chris Demers, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Michael, Online Education, Recovery, Reforestation, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Timber, Webinar
fallen trees after Hurricane Michael

UF/IFAS to provide educational support for timber producers recovering from Hurricane Michael


August 26, 2020

When Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, the category 5 storm left in its wake years’ worth of losses to one of the area’s largest industries, timber. Per estimates from the Florida Forest Service, a division of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Events, Forests, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Block Grant, Chris Demers, Florida Land Steward Program, Hurricane Michael, Online Education, Recovery, Reforestation, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Timber, Webinar

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