Category: Agriculture

May 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector

by Morgan Pinkerton
May 5, 2025

Recap of May 2025 First Friday with Florida First Detector In May, we continued our talks about wood-boring insects. This time, we focused on bark beetles. These are small beetles in the insect family called Curculionidae. Some bark beetles ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Avocadoes, Bark Beetles, Biosecurity, Early Detection, FFD24-25, FloridaFirstDetector, Forestry, SeminoleCountyAg, Trees

Flower Friday: 4 Native Plants Blooming Now

by Duval MGV
May 2, 2025

Native pollinators are a crucial part of our ecosystem. Our native flowers and plants support those native pollinators in many ways that nonnative plants often cannot. Keep your eyes peeled for these blooms opening in nature near you. Whether ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Flower Gardening, Flowers In Florida, Native Plants, Pollinator Gardening, Wildflowers

Time for Blueberries in N.E. Florida

by Larry Figart
May 2, 2025

While Florida is known nationwide for citrus, and winter vegetables, the Florida commercial blueberry industry has expanded recently with over five thousand acres in berry production producing over 20 million pounds annually. You may already ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberries, Duval, Figart, Fruit, Horticulture, IFAS

ANS Academics Meets Industry Spring Series Part 3: Dairy Challenge

by Savannah Linzmaier
May 2, 2025

Written by Jenna Larson, UF Animal Sciences, Integrative Specialization student. UF Represented in the National Dairy Challenge for the First Time in Over a Decade The North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge, established in 2002, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Animal Sciences, Animal Sciences Undergraduate, ANS Student Stories

Hurricane Season Begins June 1: Time to Prepare

by Kevin Camm
May 1, 2025

June 1st is the first day of the 2025 hurricane season in the Eastern part of the United States. The 2024 season is a reminder of how active and unpredictable hurricane activity can be, with multiple named storms impacting our region. With the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Disaster Resources, Food Safety, Hurricane, Hurricane Kit, Hurricane Prep, Hurricane Preparations, Hurricane Preparedness, Hurricanes, Ocextension, Orange County, Tree Risk

Gator NAMA Team Reaches Semifinals in North American Student Marketing Competition with Innovative Moringa-Based Product

by Savannah Bailey
May 1, 2025

This April, a passionate group of University of Florida Food and Resource Economics (FRE) undergraduate students packed their best ideas and business attire and headed to Kansas City, Missouri. They were headed to compete in a international ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agribusiness, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, Gator NAMA, John Lai, Student Marketing

ANS Academics Meets Industry Spring Series Part 2: Houston Livestock Show

by Savannah Linzmaier
May 1, 2025

Written by Rebecca Lyons, UF Animal Sciences, Integrative Specialization student. During the first week of March, the University of Florida Brahman Show Team sent two team members and two heifers to compete in the International Brahman ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Animal Sciences, Animal Sciences Undergraduate

UF/IFAS Research Lays Groundwork for Sustainable Satsuma Citrus in North Florida

by IFAS Communications Video
April 30, 2025

https://youtu.be/ZvtcPSk-Enc QUINCY — With the Satsuma mandarin industry taking root in North Florida, UF/IFAS researchers are working to lay a strong foundation for its long-term success. Satsuma is a newcomer, particularly in North ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Communications
Tags: Citrus, Nutrient Research, Satsuma Citrus

After the storms: UF/IFAS study seeks photos illustrating hurricane recovery

by Megan Winslow
April 30, 2025

UF/IFAS this week launched “Images of Recovery,” a photo-centric research study funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Floridians are asked to answer a survey and submit photos that illustrate how they have recovered ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Angela Lindsey, Community, Debby, Disaster, EDEN, Extension Disaster Education Network, Family, Financial Aid, FYCS, Helene, Hurricane, Ian, Idalia, IFAS, Image, Images Of Recovery, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Milton, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Nifa, Photo, Photography, Photovoice, PIE Center, Recovery, Research, Study, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USDA, Youth And Community Sciences

Determining How Much Pressure a Root Can Generate when it Expands (Show Us the Data! 3)

by Andrew Koeser
April 29, 2025

Basic Vs Applied Research In science, we often distinguish between basic and applied research questions. Basic questions are asked primarily to expand knowledge, without any immediate concern for practical application. There may never be a ... READ MORE

Category: , Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Rooted In Tree Research, Show Us The Data!, Trees And Construction, Urban Forestry, Urban Forestry Extension

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