Q: You are pursuing a career in soil and water science—how did you become interested in agriculture?A: I’m a native of Nepal; our country is vastly agricultural. I am from the district of Dang which is one of Nepal’s most fertile ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture
Biochar is a stable form of carbon produced by burning organic matter (usually wood) under low oxygen conditions. It can be used as a soil amendment to increase the fertilizer holding capacity in soils, making the fertilizers slowly available ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture
“Phosphorus Release from Biochar of Various Feedstocks: Implications for Land Management” Andressa Freitas (Soil & Water Sciences PhD 2019) Topics Phosphorus: Excessive fertilizer use can lead to nutrient loss from the soil resulting ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchDoctoral candidate Andressa Freitas in the Soil and Water Sciences Department has received the Emerging Scholar Award from the Association for Academic Women (AAW) at the University of Florida. The honor is supported by the generous contributions ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor has developed a quick, cheap and easy way to filter from water one of the world’s most common pollutants: arsenic. Bin Gao’s team used iron-enhanced carbon cooked from hickory chips, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Bin Gao, an associate professor with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been named the first recipient of the Joye Giglia Endowment Award, which recognizes research involving ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASClick for full image. Caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For hundreds of years, farmers in Brazil’s Amazon Basin have hunted through dense jungles for what is called “terra preta” -- mysterious plots of super-fertile black ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Invasive Species, Work & Life