Category: Water

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Smart irrigation for lettuce: Research highlights how deficit irrigation can support growers in heat and drought scenarios

by Joe McQueen
February 18, 2026

New UF/IFAS research shows that reducing irrigation volume while increasing frequency can help lettuce growers save water, reduce production costs, and maintain crop yield, even under heat and drought stress.  Sandra Guzman, assistant professor of ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: #SmartIrrigationandHydrologyLab, Heat, IRREC, Lettuce

In Terms of Conserving Biodiversity – How Functional is a Conservation Development?

by hostetm
February 18, 2026

I recently blogged about how we could construct urban communities that conserve biodiversity. On private lands marked for development, one strategy to conserve biodiversity is to build a conservation development (CD). CD is an approach to the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Conservation, Green Development, Sustainable Development
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Desarrollo de una fórmula infantil para erizos de mar como estrategia de restauración de arrecifes

by Luz Bahder
February 18, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Los erizos de mar son los jardineros del arrecife, afirma un científico de University of Florida. Devoran incansablemente las algas que, de otro modo, sofocarían ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Alimentacion, Alimento, Arrecifes, Arrecifes De Coral, Caribe, Casey Hudspeth, Corales, Erizos, Erizos De Mar, Erizos Diadema, Español, Estudio, Florida, Fórmula Infantil, Infantes, Investigacion, Josh Patterson, MAR, Spanish

Florida Land Steward Update, February 13, 2026

by Chris Demers
February 13, 2026

NEW FOREST HEALTH MODULE RELEASED IN THE UF ONLINE FOREST LANDOWNER ACADEMY The UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences extension team is excited to announce the launch of a new Forest Health Module in the Online Forest ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Award, Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Recovery, Invasive Species, Landowner Assistance, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tax Tips, Tree Farm, Wildlife

New Forest Health Module Released in the Online Forest Landowner Academy

by Chris Demers
February 10, 2026

The UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences extension team is excited to announce the launch of a new Forest Health Module in the Online Forest Landowner Academy. Those already enrolled in the course have full access to the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Forest Health, Forest Management, Landowner Assistance, Online Course, Southern Pine Beetle, Timber, Tree Farm
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From Florida’s Wetlands to the Chelsea Flower Show: Behind UF/IFAS Ghost Orchid Conservation

by Eva Sailly
February 10, 2026

Leafless and ephemeral, the ghost orchid seems to float in the shadows of South Florida’s wetlands. They’re a mystery that has fueled books, films, and decades of fascination. But behind the mystique is a far more complicated reality. ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Carrie Reinhardt Adams, Chelsea Flower Show, Conservation, Environmental Horticulture, Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge, Germinate, Ghost Orchid, Horticultural Sciences Department, Michael Kane, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Restoration And Plant Ecology

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