Category: Crops

a bunch of ripe oranges hanging in a tree.

Protecting Florida Citrus and Groundwater

by Mike Loizzo
September 29, 2025

Florida’s citrus groves have faced enormous challenges over the last two decades. The Asian citrus psyllid has spread citrus greening disease, known as Huanglongbing, or HLB, to trees across the state. The result is a decline in citrus production ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Aquifer, Citrus, Davie Kadyampakeni, HLB, Huanglongbing, Imidacloprid, Qudus Uthman, Sandy Soils, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Water
Pamela Aracena Santos smiles while taking soil samples within a research plot in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA).

Miami native returns home to focus on youth, community, climate as UF/IFAS Extension director

by Lourdes Mederos
September 29, 2025

In the first 30 days as director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Miami-Dade County, Pamela Aracena Santos has begun shaping programs to better reflect the voices and needs of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Amelia Earhart Park, Everglades Agricultural Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, Homestead, Marine Ecosystems, Miami, Miami-Dade’s Parks, News, Nutrition Education, Pamela Aracena Santos, Phosphorus, Plant Nutrition, Recreation And Open Spaces, Selcuk University, Soil Science, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture

2025 JAMAS! Learning Never Tasted So Good!

by Jessica M. Ryals and Trisha AldridgeAvatar photo
September 26, 2025

Florida’s citrus industry has faced serious and compounding challenges in recent years. Diseases like citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, flooding, freezes, and competition from overseas markets have resulted in citrus trees and the citrus ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Doug Caldwell, FCS, JAMAS, SWFL, Tropical Fruit, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County
2021 TREC Night in the Tropics on Saturday, November 6th.

Nov. 1: One Night in the Tropics launches $180K Challenge to support future agriculture leaders

by Lourdes Mederos
September 25, 2025

Graduate students at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) are helping solve some of the state’s most urgent issues from developing heat and pest-resilient ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Challenge 180, Edward "Gilly" Evans, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, One Night In The Tropics, Pauline O. Lawrence, Pauline O. Lawrence Student Residence, South Florida, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

University of Florida to be new host for major plant and animal breeding accelerator program

by Brad Buck
September 25, 2025

The University of Florida is the new home for an important partner in the effort to provide nutritious food for the nation and to keep farms competitive – a USDA-Agricultural Research Service-funded program called Breeding Insight (BI). The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock
Tags: #aiatuf, Animal Breeding, Breeding Insight, Crops, Damian Adams, Ecosystems, Food, Growers, High-performance Computing, Moira Sheehan, Plant Breeding, Prec-ag, Ranchers, Software, UF/IFAS Research
Rows of okra plants growing on an okra farm in South Florida.

Nuevo recurso bilingüe en línea de UF/IFAS ayuda a agricultores de Florida a iniciar y fortalecer sus negocios

by Luz Bahder
September 18, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Un nuevo recurso bilingüe en línea, creado por University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Money Matters, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agencia De Servicios Agricolas Del USDA, Agencia De Servicios Agrícolas FSA, Agente De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Agentes De Extension, Agricultores, Apoyo, Balances, Coalición De Educadores De Extensión De Florida Para Latinos, Desiciones, Español, Extension, Financiero, Finanzas, Florida, Flujo De Caja, FSA, Luis Rodriguez Rosado, Mercadeo, Negocio, Negocios, Plan De Negocios Agricolas, Plan De Negocios Detallado, Planes Operativos, Prestamos, Punto De Equilibrio, Recurso Bilingüe En Línea, Recursos Humanos, Spanish, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS CAFÉ Latino, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, USDA
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New UF/IFAS bilingual online resources help Florida farmers launch, enhance their business

by Lourdes Mederos
September 18, 2025

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension has launched a new bilingual online resource to help Florida farmers strengthen their operations through effective business planning. The websites, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS
Tags: Aquaculture Farming, Balance Sheets, Break-even Analysis, Business Operation, Business Plan, CAFE Latino, Cash Flow, Cattle, Coalition Of Florida Extension Educators For Latinos, Farm, Farm Data, Farmer, Farming Operation, Financial Management, Food, Fruit, Grower, Human Resources, Income Statements, Luis Rodriguez, Luis Rodriguez Rosado, Marketing, News, Polk County, Small Farms, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, University Of Florida, USDA Farm Service Agency, Vegetable

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