Category: Crops

Cacao pods with seeds and leaves

Investigadores de UF/IFAS trabajan para prevenir una enfermedad que pone en riesgo su chocolate favorito

by Luz Bahder
February 13, 2025

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  Mientras saborea un bombón o una fresa bañada en chocolate este día de San Valentín, piense en el fruto alargado y acanalado del árbol del cacao, el cual hace ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultores, Bombones De Chocolate, Cacao, CATIE, Centro Agronómico Tropical De Investigación Y Enseñanza, Chocolate, Chocolates, Costa Rica, Crecimiento Blanco Y Esponjoso, Destructor De Plantas, Dia De Los Enamorados, Dulces, Erica Goss, Español, Fitopatologia, Fruto Del Cacao, Genetica, Genética Tanto De Plantas Y Patógenos, Genoma, Ina Schlathoelter, Investigacion, Jeremy Brawner, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Materiales Vegetales, Mazorcas De Cacao, Modelo De Prediccion, Patogenos, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Podrición Negra Del Cacao, Productors, San Valentin, Spanish, Susceptibilidad Al Patógeno, Theobroma Cacao, UF-IFAS
An image of an orange grove with a tree branch full of ripe oranges in the foreground and rows of trees in the background.

Tiny Indicators of Soil Health in Florida’s Citrus Groves

by Mike Loizzo
February 12, 2025

In the citrus groves of southwest Florida, a team of researchers is investigating the hidden power of soil nematodes. These tiny organisms with enormous ecological impact offer key insights into soil health. This study investigates how cover ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Allan Bacon, Citrus, Cover Crops, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Nematodes, Sarah Strauss, Soil Health, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Yaslin Gonzalez, Zane Grabau
Aerial shot of snow

Media Alert: Florida agricultural sector asked to share experiences associated with Winter Storm Enzo

by Megan Winslow
February 6, 2025

What: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) survey for losses and damage associated with Winter Storm Enzo. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock
Tags: Agricultural Losses, Christa Court, Damage, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Enzo, Food And Resource Economics Department, Freezing, Hail, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Impact, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Loss, Megan Winslow, Snow, Snowfall, Storm, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Winter, Winter Storm Enzo
Purple and white orchid in bloom

Una aromática orquídea puede hacer que el día de San Valentín de su ser querido sea aún más especial

by Luz Bahder
February 5, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Si busca un regalo ideal para el día de San Valentín, considere la encantadora orquídea. Los expertos de University of Florida afirman que estas flores ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agente De Extension, Brassavola, Cuidado De Orquideas, Cultivo De Plantas, Cymbidium, Dia De Los Enamorados, Dia Del Amor Y La Amistad, Español, Exposiciones De Orquideas, Horticultura, Lorna Bravo, Madagascar, Micropropagacion, Obsequios, Oncidium, Oncidium ‘Nelly Isler’, Oncidium ‘Sharry Baby’, Orquideas, Orquídeas Nativas, Phalaenopsis, Regalos, San Valentin, Spanish, Twyla Leigh, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS En El Condado De Broward, University Of Florida, Vainilla, Valentine's Day, Viveros, Wagner Vendrame

2024 in Review: Extension Agents Report Their Impacts

by Andra Johnson
January 28, 2025

Part 3 in a series The reports of accomplishment that Extension agents and specialists file each year tell a story of individuals, businesses, and communities that have been uplifted by the research-based education they provide, each day ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters,
Tags: Citrus Greening, Communitiy Development, Irrigation, Kalyn Waters, Luke Harlow, Mongi Zekri, Resource Management, Rural Communities, Shari Bresin

Un Vistazo a la Fruta Tropical—Carambola

by Jeff Wasielewski
January 27, 2025

por Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vásquez y Jonathan H. Crane Nombre común: Carambola Nombre botánico: Averrhoa carambola Familia: Oxalidaceae Variedades recomendadas: Arkin, Fwang Tung, Kary, Sri Kembangan Acerca de la fruta: Cuando se corta ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag, Carambola, Carambolas, Crane, Español, Fruit, Harvest, Pest, Pests, Pick, Prune, Starfruit, Star”, Vasquez, Wasielewski

Hydroponic Organic Tabletop Strawberry Project–Events in Orlando & Citra!

by Hannah Eason
January 22, 2025

USDA Urban Agriculture Hydroponic Organic Tabletop Strawberry Project  A team of UF/IFAS, FAMU, and UGA scientists are engaged in cutting edge research analyzing various strawberry cultivars grown in a tabletop hydroponic organic system under ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, Central Florida, Cffarms, Cflandscapes, Chef, Extension, Farm, Field Day, Florida, Florida Organic, Fog, Fresh From Florida, Hwooten, Hydroponic, Hydroponics, Local Food, Nutrient, Nutrition, Orange County, Organic, Organic Growers, Research, Strawberries, Strawberry, Urban Ag, Urban Agriculture, Urban Farm, USDA Organic, Workshops

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