Category: Agriculture

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
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1 de Noviembre: One Night in the Tropics propone un desafío de $180.000 para apoyar a los futuros líderes agrícolas

by Luz Bahder
September 25, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Los estudiantes de posgrado del Centro de Investigación y Educación Tropical (TREC, por sus siglas en inglés) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Beca, Centro De Investigacion Y Educacion Tropical, Desafío 180, Doctorado, Edward "Gilly" Evans, Español, Estudiantes, Financiamiento, Inscribirse, Legado, Líderes Agrícolas, One Night In The Tropics, Residencia Estudiantil Pauline O. Lawrence, Sistemas Agrícolas Sostenibles, Spanish, Sur De Florida, TREC, Tropicales, Tropicos, UF/IFAS TREC, Una Noche En El Trópico, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences

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

Peanut Butter Challenge 2025 – Spread the Word

by Kevin Camm
September 25, 2025

Knock Knock. Who’s there? Peanut. Peanut who? Peanut, butter open the door! We will begin the Peanut Butter Challenge in October, so please spread the news! The Peanut Butter Challenge runs from Monday, September 29th through October ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Donate, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, Ocextension, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter
Blazing Star

Bee Attractors: for the Best Pollinators!

by Maria Quirico
September 24, 2025

Central Florida wildflowers attract many pollinators, and the best are honeybees and native bees. So what plants should we add to our garden to bring bees into our backyard habitat? Here are a few things to consider.   Bee Attractors ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Wildlife
A tractor plowing a field, kicking up dust.

Del riesgo al rescate: Videos sobre el uso seguro de tractores que salvan vidas y que todo agricultor necesita conocer

by Luz Bahder
September 24, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, la agricultura, la producción forestal y la pesca conforman las tres industrias más peligrosas de los Estados ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Agricultural, Campo, Centro De Investigación Y Educación Del Norte De Florida En Quincy, Centro De Investigación Y Educación En Ciencias Vegetales En Citra, César Asuaje, Conducir, Español, Finca, Operarlo, Palm Beach, Seguridad, Semana Nacional De La Seguridad Y La Salud Agrícola, Serap Gorucu, Spanish, Tractor, Tractores, Tractorista, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Velocidad, Video, Videos

From risk to rescue: Life-saving tractor safety videos every farmer needs

by Brad Buck
September 24, 2025

Agriculture, forestry and fishing combine to make for the most hazardous industries in the United States, with 23 fatalities per 100,000 full-time workers annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. One of the most dangerous tools ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agriculture, Farmers, Risks, Safety, Serap Gorucu, Terrain, Tractor, Tractor Safety, Training, Videos
Mosquito sucking blood

Winged Menaces: Mosquitoes, Pets, and Growing Risk of Disease, Series 6

by Lisa Hickey
September 22, 2025

Mosquitoes are more than just a summertime winged menace; they can have a lethal impact on humans and our pets. Known for spreading diseases like malaria, dengue, and Zika among humans, these tiny insects also pose serious threats to our pets ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Control Mosquitoes, Dog Heartworm Prevention, Mosquitoes, Pets And Mosquitoes, Potbellied Pigs And Mosquitoes, Prevention, Sentinel Chicken Program

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