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UF/IFAS shares prescribed fire resources promoting wildfire prevention

by Megan Winslow
January 23, 2025

While the cause of the Southern California wildfires remains unknown, the unprecedented scope of their destruction has thrust prevention into the forefront of the collective consciousness. A new Ask IFAS document describes one of the most effective ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Forests
Tags: Ask IFAS, Austin Cary Forest, Burn, California, Ecosystems, Fire, Fire Ecology, Flatwoods Fire And Nature Festival, Florida Forest Service, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Prescribed Fire, Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, Raelene Crandall, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Southern Fire Exchange, UF, University Of Florida, Wildfire

UF/IFAS team secures $5M USDA grant to expand avocado production into Central Florida, combat Laurel wilt disease

by Lourdes Mederos
December 12, 2024

Scientists with the University of Florida have secured a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to combat the lethal Laurel wilt disease and the redbay ambrosia beetles responsible ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Pests, Avocado, Avocado Cultivation, California, Climate Change, Diseases, Florida Avocado, Florida Crops, Florida Economy, Growth, Insects, Jeffrey Rollins, Jonathan Crane, Kentucky, Laurel Wilt, Mexico, Miami-Dade County, Mitigation Strategies, Nifa, Pests, Red Ambrosia Beetle, Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Research, Sustainability, Tropical Research And Education Center, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, USDA, USDA National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, USDA-NIFA, Workshop

UF/IFAS recibe una subvención de $5 millones del USDA-NIFA para expandir la producción de aguacate en Florida Central y combatir la marchitez del laurel

by Luz Bahder
December 12, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Científicos de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) han recibido una subvención ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Events, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aguacate, Ambrosia, Arboles Nativos, Beneficios Nutricionales, California, Ciientificos, Coleoptera, Desastre Ecologico, Enfermedades, Escarabajo Ambrosia, Español, Especialistas, Estrategias De Mitigación, Florida, Florida Central, Insecto, Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura USDA-NIFA, Investigacion, Jeffrey Rollins, Jonathan Crane, Marchitez Del Laurel, NIFA Grant, Palta, Patrimonio Agricola, Perdidas De Arboles, Perdidas Economicas, Plagas, Seminario, Spanish, Subvencion, Subvención De $5 Millones, Subvencion De USDA-NIFA, Taller, TREC, USDA-NIFA, Variedades Tolerantes Al Frio

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