The avocado has become a staple food item in many kitchens. It is featured in some of our most popular recipes, such as avocado toast, a topping for tacos, a creamy element in smoothies and drinks, and of course, guacamole! In fact, sales of ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Marielle de Moraes Berto is a fourth year PhD candidate in Dr. Daniel Carrillo’s tropical fruit entomology lab at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research & Education Center (TREC). Marielle is a native of Piracicaba, Brazil where she studied Biological ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Either you live in hot and humid climate like Florida or in a cold and freezing climate like Maine, you can grow tropical fruit indoor. It sounds like a fantasy, but you do not know how easy it is. The key is choosing most dwarf varieties of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Nowadays avocado fruit and its oil are most popular items for shoppers in grocery stores. Why? Because avocado has many benefits for our body such as: Rich in Oleic Acid, a Very Healthy Fat Reduces Cholesterol and Improves Heart Health ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Home Landscapes
The top 3 places people in Florida frequently buy seafood from are restaurants, the grocery store, and local seafood markets. So far this year, Americans are cooking more seafood at home. Seafood is a healthy part of your diet. It is a low calorie, ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Natural ResourcesMaybe you have heard about “Dirty Dozen” before but were never sure what it meant. The Dirty Dozen refers to twelve crops that feature the highest amounts of pesticide residue. The “Dirty Dozen” is published each year by the Environmental ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Avocados are filled with healthy fats and have 60% more heart-healthy potassium than bananas. Florida avocados’ flesh holds up well for grilling and are great for cubing and slicing for adding to salads or sandwiches. They also have less fat ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Work & Life
Come out next Saturday, June 16th, to the Tropical Fruit Festival in Key West at The Truman Little White House. The event starts at 9:00 am and goes till 1:00 pm. This is a free event for residents and visitors of the Keys. Join us for ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, HorticultureDid you know that avocados are a fruit and not a vegetable? The avocado probably originated in Mexico and Central America, where it has been cultivated for thousands of years. The first avocado trees were planted in Florida in 1833. Today, ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Work & Life
"What is happening to these trees?" The plant diagnostic clinic at UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County frequently receives calls from residents concerned about dying trees along the roadsides. Trees in the Laurel family, including redbay, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease