Tag: agricultural diseases

This UF/IFAS assistant professor and 2022 Extension Specialist of the Year is at the forefront cultivating sustainable lettuce varieties for Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
May 14, 2026

For Germán Sandoya Miranda, a lifelong passion for agriculture began when he was a child playing on his grandparents’ farms in his homeland of coastal Ecuador As he neared adulthood, studying agriculture was a natural fit. Sandoya ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Diseases, Agricultural Pests, German Sandoya Miranda, Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic Heritage Month, Lettuce, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding

A 3-cent investment that pays back millions: The quiet power of UF/IFAS Extension

by Brad Buck
May 14, 2026

Ciara Meyer still remembers the moment things clicked. She and her husband, Jonathan, were sitting in a first-time homebuyer class led by Extension agents, including Cyndi Longley when, as Meyer puts it, “they finally had a plan.” Those ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Diseases, Andra Johnson, Anna Meszaros, Cyndi Longley, Dean For Extension, Families, Farming, First-time Homebuying, Funding, Gardening, JP Gellerman, Master Gardener Volunteers, Resilience, Return On Investment, Ron Rice, Theresa Badurek, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Extension Pinellas County, Weevil

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