Category: Crops

Four images from the 2025 Farm City Week Agricultural Tour: Roma tomatoes at West Coast Tomato; bright red poinsettias at Orban’s Nursery; rows of chartreuse foliage plants at Manatee Farms; and iced whole fish packed in a box at A.P. Bell Fish Company. Photos by UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County

Highlights From the 2025 Manatee County Farm City Week Agricultural Tour

by Caitlin Sollazzo
November 21, 2025

A huge thank-you to everyone who joined us for the 34th Annual Farm City Week Agricultural Tour. We had a full bus, a full schedule, and a full day of learning, connecting, and experiencing agriculture firsthand. Thank you to every operation ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: A.P. Bell Fish Co., Manatee Farms, Orban's Nursery, Palma Sola Botanical Park, West Coast Tomato
Ripe Persimmons on Branch with deep blue sky

UF/IFAS Growing Market Opportunities for Florida Persimmons

by Eva Sailly
November 19, 2025

As Florida growers look for profitable alternatives that can compete with California and other global markets, persimmons are emerging as a strong option for those seeking reliable yields, consumer appeal, and steadily increasing potential. ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Dr. Muhammad Adnan Shahid, Extension, Field Day, Fruit Crops, Horticultural Sciences, NFREC, NFREC Fruit Physiology Lab, Persimmon Field Day, Persimmons, Quincy, Stress Physiology
basket of sweet corn that has been husked

Fall Sweet Corn in Putnam County: A Golden Harvest of Challenges and Triumphs

by Wendy Mussoline
November 18, 2025

After a myriad of sweet corn trials at the UF/IFAS Hastings Agriculture Extension Farm by a solid team of experts including Gary England, Scott Chambers, Dr. Marcio Resende and Dr. Wendy Mussoline, a local farmer has picked up the baton and ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Bicolor, Farmer's Market, Maturity, Mechanical Harvest, Singleton & Sons, Sweet Corn
Plots of corn

2025 STEP Corn Contest Winners Announced

by Kevin Athearn
November 14, 2025

Winners of the 2025 STEP corn contest were announced at the October 30th awards banquet held at the North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley. Taking the top spot this year was Team Quincey: Zane and Kelley Quincey of Quincey ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Best Management Practices, Corn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, SV Ag Update
A bunch of dark purple grapes resting on a yellow bin, with a close-up of a hand picking up one of the clusters.

La primera cosecha exitosa de uvas resistentes a una enfermedad da esperanzas de un renacimiento del vino en Florida

by Luz Bahder
November 13, 2025

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. En un hito para la agricultura de Florida, investigadores han cultivado y cosechado uvas para vino resistentes a la principal enfermedad bacteriana que ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Bodega De Vino, Cabernet Sauvignon, Château Le Coeur, Consumo De Vino, Enfermedad De Pierce, Español, Florida, Industria, Infección Bacteriana, Investigacion, John Choquer, Mercado, Merlot, Muscadinia, Resistencia A Enfermedades, Sauvignon Blanc, Spanish, UF-IFAS, Uva Resistentes A La Enfermedad De Pierce, Uvas, Vid, Vides, Vinifera, Vitivinicola
Dead palm tree in an open field.

Innovative tool offers palm owners, growers new line of defense against trunk rot, protecting iconic trees

by Lourdes Mederos
November 13, 2025

Ever wonder why some palm varieties flourish while others suddenly bend at the trunk or topple over completely? From the iconic coconut palm to towering royal palms, these signature features of Florida’s landscapes are facing a silent ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Advancement, Biological Controls, Braham Dhillon, Canary Island Date Palms, Coconut Palm, Conservation, Date Palms, Disease, Disease Resistance, Entomology And Nematology, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Fronds, Fungicides, Germplasm Collection, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Invasive, Leaflets, Lethal Fungus, Monica Elliott, News, Palm, Palm Landscape, Pathogens, Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology Department, Research, Resilient, Royal Palms, Thielaviopsis Trunk Rot, Trunk Rot, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research And Education (USDA-SSARE), UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA, USDA-ARS, Wahingtonia Palms

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