Caption at the bottom of the post. Click for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination. Thanks ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Southern Jewel, the latest grape variety issued by the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, is high-yielding, disease resistant and produces fruit in big bunches. IFAS developmental biology ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ExtensionClick here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When it comes to fighting fires, it's usually the guy with the hose that gets all the hero worship. But as ever-increasing temperatures and droughts bring a greater threat from ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, CropsGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some University of Florida food scientists say U.S. food safety procedures need to get out of the 1960s and into the era of biotechnology. Back then, America's scientists devised a system to ensure astronauts' food stayed ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Food Safety, Invasive Species, UF/IFASBy: 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
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