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2021 Virtual Farm Tour Video Day 3: Agritourism, pesticide research and more!

by Morgan Pinkerton
April 19, 2021

2021 Virtual Farm Tour Video: Day 3 2021 Virtual Farm Tour Day 3: Pappy’s Patch What is agritourism? As many of us know, tourism is Florida's number one industry! Agriculture is our number 2 industry in the state. Agritourism may sound like ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2021 Virtual Farm Tour, Agriculture, Agritourism, Compost, Farm Tour, Farms, Fresh From Florida, Hydroponics, Pesticides, Scavenger Hunt
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2021 Virtual Farm Tour Video Day 4: Citrus production, juicing, and more!

by Morgan Pinkerton
April 19, 2021

2021 Virtual Farm Tour Video: Day 4 2021 Virtual Farm Tour Day 4: White’s Red Hill Groves What is Florida's history with citrus? You may not know this, but citrus is not native to Florida. Someone brought it here from Asia. Citrus was first ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2021 Virtual Farm Tour, Agriculture, Compost, Farm Tour, Farms, Fresh From Florida, Hydroponics, Scavenger Hunt
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2021 Virtual Farm Tour Day 6: Pollination, beekeeping, and more!

by Morgan Pinkerton
April 19, 2021

2021 Virtual Farm Tour Video: Day 6 2021 Virtual Farm Tour Day 6: Dennis the Bee Guy What is pollination? Pollination starts with the flower. There are female flowers, male flowers or flowers that have both female and male parts. Male flowers ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2021 Virtual Farm Tour, Agriculture, Compost, Farm Tour, Farms, Fresh From Florida, Honeybees, Hydroponics, Pollinators, Scavenger Hunt
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Florida-grown coffee? How UF scientists are using AI to serve up the possibilities

by Samantha MurrayAvatar photo
April 14, 2021

Most of the world’s coffee is grown in tropical regions. However, a changing climate could allow coffee to grow farther north — for example, in Florida. To understand how that might work, scientists with the University of Florida are ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Artificial Intelligence, Coffee, News, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Soil And Water Sciences

New white, red varieties from UF/IFAS featured at this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival

by Ralph MitchellAvatar photo
March 2, 2021

PLANT CITY, Fla. --- If you attend this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival, bear in mind that University of Florida scientists put a lot of effort into finding genetic traits that make the fruit flavorful for consumers and abundant for farmers. As ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Alpine Strawberries, Breeding, Cultivars, Disease, Flavor, Florida Strawberry Festival, Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Strawberries, Vance Whitaker, White Strawberries
orange grove

USDA Announces Signup for Conservation Stewardship Program

by Ralph MitchellAvatar photo
February 25, 2021

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Feb. 25, 2021 — The application deadline for the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is March 26 for fiscal year 2021. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service helps agricultural producers and forest ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water, Wildlife
Tags: 2018 Farm Bill, Conservation, Conservation Activities, CSP, NRCS

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