By Carolina Vendrame January 30, 2026 Gainesville, Fla. —The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America (GCSAA) has announced the recipients of the 2025 Dr. James Watson Fellowship, an honor recognizing emerging leaders in turfgrass ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Lawn, Turf
University of Florida scientists are launching a new, grant-funded research project that uses artificial intelligence and drone technology to help Florida celery growers detect a damaging fungal disease before symptoms are visible — a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
In a world marked by anomalous weather, population growth, and shrinking arable land, the demand for reliable food production has never been more urgent. At the University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Highlights UF/IFAS awarded $321,811 to five research teams leveraging artificial intelligence for agriculture through the 2026 LIFT AI program. Projects include AI-driven blueberry pollination tracking and machine-harvestable peppers, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
“When people think of food, they think it comes from Publix, or McDonald’s,“ Gerrit Hoogenboom, Ph.D. muses, “but in order for the food to get there, it needs to be grown or produced by farmers” Most people think of agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS
Researchers in the UF/IFAS Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences are investigating factors that may lead teens to tobacco addiction in adulthood, and their AI-powered research is making waves. During the University of Florida’s ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
In the heart of Florida’s agri-tech renaissance, students at the University of Florida are not just studying the future of farming – they’re inventing it. With artificial intelligence becoming central to everything from crop management ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Equipped with binoculars, field guides, and AI technology, we set out for a crisp fall morning adventure at Alafia State Park. We discovered that today’s nature walk isn't just about what you can see, but what technology can help you hear, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, , Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Launching officially in Fall 2025, the Data Analytics for Applied Economics and Agribusiness minor is the first of its kind to be offered at the undergraduate level at the University of Florida. Department faculty designed this new minor ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Your five-star review of a park may have more weight than you think. Scientists just turned it into data, thanks to artificial intelligence (AI). Researchers at the University of Florida based in Fort Lauderdale used machine learning ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife