Caption at end of story. Click here for high-res image GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Red imported fire ant invasions around the globe in recent years can now be traced to the southern U.S., where the nuisance insect gained a foothold in the 1930s, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Click for full image. Caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For hundreds of years, farmers in Brazil’s Amazon Basin have hunted through dense jungles for what is called “terra preta” -- mysterious plots of super-fertile black ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Work & LifeCaption at the end of the story Multimedia available: http://news.ufl.edu/2010/09/21/salmonella-multimedia/ GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have discovered that tomato variety and maturity influence the ways salmonella ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food SafetyGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have found that the variety of bacteria in a child’s digestive tract is strongly linked to whether that child develops type 1 diabetes. The connection could eventually give doctors an ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ask a regular Joe on the street what he knows about bees, and he’ll no doubt believe you to be talking about the kind brought to the U.S. long ago from Europe ... READ MORE
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Hurricane season starts June 1st, now is the time to prepare your landscape to weather the upcoming hurricane season. Now is the time to examine the trees surrounding your home. Look at the whole tree from the crown to the root flare. • ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster PreparationThe University of Florida Office of Sustainability will host the first Florida Food Summit April 12-13. The event at UF’s Reitz Student Union will facilitate networking, dialogue and visioning among members of the Florida food system. The ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Work & LifeClick here for full image. Caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In 2002, the U.S. Department of Energy set a goal that, by 2030, a third of the nation's reliance on fossil fuels would be replaced by environmentally sound products ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, Work & LifeGAINESVILLE, 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/IFAS