By: Mickie Anderson - (352) 273-3566 Source: Sydney Park Brown - spbrown@ufl.edu, (813) 757-2286 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With the nation's economy withering, University of Florida experts say many state residents are looking ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeBy: Stu Hutson - (352) 273-3569 Source: Bob Hochmuth - bobhoch@ufl.edu, (386) 362-1725 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Today's economically spurred resurgence of the home vegetable grower can't entirely be dubbed a "return to the earth." ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Sources: Jonathan Crane - jhcr@ufl.edu, (786) 255-5878 Edward "Gilly" Evans - eaevans@ufl.edu, (305) 246-7001 x272 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida's avocado industry, the nation's second-largest, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & DiseaseBy: Stu Hutson (352) 273-3569 Source: Kevin Folta - kfolta@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1928 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It's the time of year when festive lights outline rooftops and driveways, but University of Florida researchers have a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchBy: Tom Nordlie - (352) 273-3567 Source: Yasser Shabana - yassershabana2@yahoo.com, (352) 392-9055 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida fruit and vegetable farmers who use mulch to discourage nutsedge may find a bigger payoff if they ... READ MORE
Category: CropsSource: Jose Chaparro - jaguey58@ufl.edu, (352) 392-1928 View Photo In this photo released from the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, fruit crop genetics researcher Jose Chaparro, left, and doctoral student ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, UF/IFASBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source: Keith Schneider keiths29@ufl.edu, 352-392-1991 ext. 309 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- From fast food to dog food -- new cases of contaminated cuisine seem to be a regular part of the modern news cycle. Tomatoes haven’t ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Work & LifeBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Roy Beckford fbeck@ ufl.edu, 239-461-7512 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Growing plants for fuel might be an engine-revving idea for some South Florida farmers who feel their crops have stalled, a University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source: Daniel Lee wslee@ufl.edu, 352-392-1864 ext. 227 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farmers are told not to count chickens before they hatch, but for citrus growers it’s a little different – knowing ... READ MORE
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