By: 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
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFASBy: Tom Nordlie (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Steve Johnson tadpole@ufl.edu, 813-757-2273 Steve Perkins steve.perkins@lakelandelectric, 863-834-8873 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- North Florida residents accustomed to tiny tree frogs may feel ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive SpeciesBy: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Bob Black rblack78@bellsouth.net, 352-335-7152 Tom Sheehan tsheehan@ufl.edu, 352-376-9673 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Growing orchids just got easier, thanks to a new University of Florida DVD ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400Source: Russell Nagata nagata@ifas.ufl.edu, 561-993-1557 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Imagine life with fewer Saturday afternoons stuck behind a noisy lawn mower. The University of Florida’s Institute ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly LandscapingBy: Stu Hutson 352-392-0400 Source(s): Lori Warren lkwarren@ufl.edu, 352-392-1957 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- On June 9, the final horse race of the Triple Crown, the Belmont Stakes, will run. But there’ll be more than confetti to ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Florida-Friendly LandscapingBy: Chuck Woods (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Ronald Cave rdcave@ufl.edu, 772-468-3922 ext. 145 Catharine Mannion cmannion@ufl.edu, 305-246-7001 ext. 220 View Photo View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a prime example of how an exotic insect ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Pests & DiseaseBy: Mickie Anderson (352) 392-0400 Source(s): Pepe Peruyero pepe@jkk9.com, 386-454-3647 Phil Koehler ppgk@ufl.edu, 352-392-2484 View Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- At the sound of a bag of treats being latched onto her handler’s waist, she ... READ MORE
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Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFASView Photo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the struggle for survival, plants are often at the mercy of hungry animals - but one fern has turned the tables by using poisonous arsenic to reduce its appeal, say University of Florida researchers. A UF ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research