GAINESVILLE, 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/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To say this year's economy has been less than robust would be an understatement. But with the forces of peer pressure and marketing as strong as ever, many parents find themselves trying to trim children's lengthy wish ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeCaption 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. --- 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
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