GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Vegetables of yesteryear may offer Florida farmers a brighter tomorrow, say University of Florida experts who'll be teaching a workshop on commercial production of trendy "heirloom" varieties this weekend. These crops ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Work & LifeCaption at end of story. Click here for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It might be easy for the casual beachgoer to write off sea oats as mere weeds. However, the lanky grass holds the soil of beach dunes, making it a keystone of the natural ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Invasive Species, UF/IFASClick for full image. Caption at the bottom of the story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have shown that the disease that threatens to devastate the world's citrus crop is almost certainly the result of a lone species ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at the bottom of the post. Click for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination. Thanks ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida mosquito researchers are watching with a wary eye as dengue virus returns to the state after more than 50 years. By late last week, 20 cases of locally transmitted dengue had been confirmed in Key ... READ MORE
Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Termite damage costs the U.S. more than $1 billion each year, but that same destructive power might help solve one of the nation's most pressing economic quandaries: sustainable fuel production. After years of genetic ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Sugar Belle — a bold mandarin orange hybrid that ripens in time for the winter holiday market — will be the first University of Florida-created citrus variety intended for commercial production. The mandarin ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS ExtensionCaption at bottom of the page. Click here for full image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Dissecting owl pellets and reconstructing animal skeletons inside can be a gruesomely great educational experience for youngsters - so much so, that demand for ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionCaption at bottom of page. Click for full image. The oyster lover's axiom of edibility -- that this shellfish is safest to eat in any month with an "r" in it -- may soon become somewhat of a culinary anachronism, thanks to a new food-safety ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom. Click here for full image. The Caribbean spiny lobster is one of Florida's top commercial seafood species, with an annual $27 million harvest -- but a recently discovered virus is killing the crustaceans and threatening ... READ MORE
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