Darrow’s Blueberry (Vaccinium darrowii) is both a beautiful and edible edition to your garden! This time of year, the red, blue, purple, and green foliage plus the oncoming fruit crop really stand out. In shadier environments leaf color will ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables
Lauren Goldsby’s path to becoming a UF/IFAS Extension Agent in Bay County, Florida's panhandle, wasn’t linear. During her undergraduate years at UF, she worked in the Forage Breeding and Genomics Lab and the Blueberry Breeding Lab, gaining ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center’s (IRREC) Postharvest Technology lab, led by Mark Ritenour, is researching how to reduce decay in strawberries and blueberries ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
After a winter that hit harder than anyone expected, freezing blossoms and fruit, and bruising hopes, Florida blueberry growers are working to recover from this chilly season. They’re coaxing every bit of sweetness they can from the surviving ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
UF AgriGator Spray Program: Watermelon By Nicholas S. Dufault, Mathews Paret, Kiersten Fullem, Pamela D. Roberts, Gary Vallad, and Susannah Da Silva. This guide is intended as a resource for Extension agents and growers and contains information ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Extension From Day One Madelyn Greathouse is the UF/IFAS Extension Commercial Horticulture and Integrated Pest Management Agent serving Sumter and Pasco counties. She works with a wide range of growers, from blueberry and ornamental producers ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
About four years ago, a small cohort of ambitious young scientists stepped into uncharted territory as the first students in the University of Florida’s new plant breeding Ph.D. program in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, part ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs: A Quick Reference Guide Candace Lantz, Nathan Palardy, Derek Farnsworth, Alena Poulin. This quick reference guide to federal, state, and county agricultural conservation easement acquisition programs ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture
Dr. Gerardo Nunez, Assistant Professor of Horticultural Sciences, has been named to the Fruit + Vegetable 40 Under Forty Class of 2025, a national recognition honoring emerging leaders who are making meaningful contributions to the specialty ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids, and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources