Tag: Agricultural Technology

Undergraduate students conversing and learning in a Family, Youth, and Consumer Sciences (FYCS) course. Photo taken 03-23-26

Media Alert: Local students explore high-demand careers through Expanding Agriculture: Workforce program

by Jamie Groh
September 10, 2026

What: UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County Expanding Agriculture: Workforce Program When: Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: College of Central Florida, Wilton Simpson Campus, 3800 S. Lecanto Hwy., Lecanto, FL 34461 Who: Citrus County ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Events
Tags: Agricultural Careers, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Technology, Agriculture Industry, Animal Science, Aquaculture, Blog Community, Career Exploration, Citrus County, College And Career Readiness, Drones In Agriculture, Expanding Agriculture, Featured, Florida Agriculture, High School Students, Natural Resources, STEM Education, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County, Workforce Development, Workforce Training, Youth Development

From fields to space farming, new tool detects crop drought stress before it’s visible

by Jamie Groh
June 30, 2026

When it comes to drought stress, timing can be the difference between saving a crop and losing it, whether in a greenhouse or the high-stakes environment of future space missions.   In a recent study published in Plant Phenomics, researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Innovation, Agricultural Technology, Artificial Intelligence In Agriculture, Automated Irrigation Systems, Blog Community, Controlled Environment Agriculture, Crop Monitoring, Crop Resilience, Crop Stress Detection, Department Of Horticultural Sciences, Drought Management, Drought Stress Detection, Featured, Greenhouse Farming, Horticultre, Horticultural Science, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Hyperspectral Imaging, Indoor Farming, Irrigation Management, Lettuce Plants, Mars Farming, Moon Missions, NASA Agriculture, Non-destructive Crop Monitoring, Plant Health Monitoring, Plant Phenomics, Precision Agriculture, Precision Irrigation, Smart Farming Technology, Space Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, UF-IFAS, USDA Research, Water Conservation
Halloween Candybag filled with sugar cane stalks. Assorted candy in the background

Trick or Treating Thanks to Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida’s Sugarcane Industry

by Alena Poulin
October 31, 2025

Happy Halloween from the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department! With millions around the United States planning to celebrate the holiday today, there will be plenty of candy and treats around to celebrate the spooky season! But ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agribusiness, Agricultural Technology, Educational Resources, Food And Resource Economics, Halloween, Master Of Agribusiness, Podcast, Precision Agriculture, Science, Science Podcast, Sugarcane

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