As artificial intelligence continues to rapidly reshape the world around us, including the grocery shopping experience, a new research study from the University of Florida Department of Food and Resource Economics (FRE), reveals human touch ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Since the 1990’s the internet has provided a portal to the world of information. We could simply type a question or topic into a search engine and be provided with a long list of possible resources on that topic. It was then up to the researcher ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
The American Society of Agronomy (ASA) named University of Florida professor Sabine Grunwald a 2026 ASA Fellow. It is the Society’s highest honor recognizing exceptional achievement and service in agronomy. Grunwald is a professor of pedometrics ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Florida’s farms, communities, and natural ecosystems share a vital resource: groundwater. Aquifers support our drinking-water supplies, agriculture, springs, wetlands and rivers. But in many parts of Florida, shallow and highly permeable aquifers ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Water and carbon are key resources people rely on every day, from the availability of drinking water and preventing floods to storing carbon in forests and wetlands. The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.79 million grant to ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchWater and carbon are key resources people rely on every day, from the availability of drinking water and preventing floods to storing carbon in forests and wetlands. The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.79 million grant to ... READ MORE
Category: Blog Community, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
By Jing (Zijing) Huang When people hear that I am completing my doctorate in agricultural and biological engineering at UF, they often assume my work is confined to farmland, crop yields and tractors. But applying advanced AI to agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
To make a successful return on their investment, growers need to accurately predict how much crop they might grow in a given season. University of Florida researchers are developing web-based tools that incorporate artificial intelligence to ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management
UF researchers are using AI and digital twin technology to test simulated airport operations, aiming to reduce delays, improve efficiency and strengthen resilience. The National Science Foundation-funded study simulates flights, passengers ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
What happens beneath the soil surface shapes everything above it — crop productivity, water quality, nutrient efficiency and climate resilience. Yet for decades, understanding subsurface soils has depended on slow laboratory methods. Besides ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research