Category: Agriculture

Banana Tree Pruning Guide

by Amir Rezazadeh
June 16, 2025

Banana trees thrive in warm regions, producing plenty of fruit, while in cooler climates, they serve as attractive ornamental plants, even if they don’t fruit. In both cases, thoughtful pruning is key to maintaining their health and appearance. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Native Plant Nursery Spring Festival

Media Alert: Ever-popular UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale returns to campus this weekend

by Megan Winslow
June 16, 2025

What: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Sale. When: June 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery, just west of the greenhouses located at 2333 Mowry Road, Gainesville. About: Shop hundreds of native plant species ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberry, Campus, Conservation, Event, Extension, Florida Wildflower Foundation, Gage LaPierre, Grass, Green Antelopehorn Milkweed, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Intern, Legume, Megan Winslow, Milkweed, Native Plant Horticulture Foundation, Native Plant Nursery, Native Plant Sale, Natural Area Teaching Laboratory, Nursery, Office Of The Dean For Research, Plants, Purchase, Restoration, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Shop, Shopping, Shrub, Sunflower, Tree, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildflower, Wildlife
Papaya Tree with a ripe papaya fruit in the corner

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Jugpreet Singh advances Tropical Fruit Breeding at UF/IFAS TREC

by Eva Sailly
June 16, 2025

Meet Dr. Jugpreet Singh, Assistant Professor of Tropical Fruit Breeding at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead, Florida. Dr. Singh’s career path spans continents and disciplines, from traditional plant breeding ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alumni-feature, Horticultural Sciences, Papaya, PhD, Plant Breeding, Singh, Student, TREC, Tripical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS CALS, UF/IFAS TREC

Price Update for Major Suwannee Valley Crops

by Kevin Athearn
June 14, 2025

Watermelon, peanut, and field corn are three major agricultural crops grown in the Suwannee Valley. This article describes recent trends in prices received by producers of those crops. Watermelon Florida watermelon production was valued at ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
Tags: Amanda Phillips, Corn, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Peanuts, SV Ag Update, Watermelon
White flowers against a wooden fence

Flower Friday: 4 Flowering Shrubs to Add to Your Florida-Friendly Yard

by Duval MGV
June 13, 2025

Every garden needs some structure and grounding.  This can be achieved with the addition of larger statement shrubs and trees that you then design the rest of the plantings around.  Read on for four Florida-Friendly flowering shrub options ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Friendly Shrubs, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Florida-Friendly Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Rain Gardens
Drone flying in pasture above weeds.

The Use of Drones in Pasture Weed Management

by Andrea Dunlap
June 13, 2025

By Dr. Brent Sellers and Dr. Tenzy Mncube Aerial pesticide applications are not new to the agriculture industry, but this type of application has increased in popularity due to improved technology of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, drones, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Brent Sellers, Controlling Pasture Weeds, Drone Use In Agriculture, Drones, Tenzy Mncube, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

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