By: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source: Keith Schneider keiths29@ufl.edu, 352-392-1991 ext. 309 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- From fast food to dog food -- new cases of contaminated cuisine seem to be a regular part of the modern news cycle. Tomatoes haven’t ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, Work & LifeBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): John Hayes hayesj@ufl.edu, 352-846-0643 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Upside-down and flat on the sandy soil, the bucket trap has done its job. Surrounded by forest studded with goldenrods and the lavender spikes ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Bill Lindberg wjl@ufl.edu, 352-392-9617 Jon Dodrill jon.dodrill@myfwc.com, 850-922-4340 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- One of the country’s biggest and longest-running artificial reef research ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, ConservationBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Roy Beckford fbeck@ ufl.edu, 239-461-7512 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Growing plants for fuel might be an engine-revving idea for some South Florida farmers who feel their crops have stalled, a University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source: Frank Chapman fchapman@ufl.edu, 352-392-9617, ext. 247, http://fishweb.ifas.ufl.edu/ View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mention sturgeon to a Floridian these days, and they might flinch. The armor-plated ... READ MORE
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Category: Agriculture, UF/IFASBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Fred Southwick southfs@medmac.ufl.edu, 352-392-4058 Keith Schneider keiths29@ufl.edu, 352-871-0440 Patti Gilmer info@mypoolpal.com, 770-532-2034 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Swimming is good, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Work & LifeBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Sources: Ron Cave rdcave@ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 Howard Frank jhfrank@ufl.edu, 352-392-1901 ext. 128 Howard Frank dennis.giardina@dep.state.fl.us, 239-695-4593 View Photo GAINESVILLE, FLA --- The free ride is ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & DiseaseBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source: Daniel Lee wslee@ufl.edu, 352-392-1864 ext. 227 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farmers are told not to count chickens before they hatch, but for citrus growers it’s a little different – knowing ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source: Lonnie Ingram ingram@ufl.edu, 352-392-8176 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- This spring, state legislators awarded $20 million to the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to establish ... READ MORE
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