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UF/IFAS hosts global plant breeding virtual meeting January 28-29

by Samantha Murray
May 19, 2026

Media Contact: Brad Buck, 352-875-2641 (mobile), bradbuck@ufl.edu WHO: The UF Plant Science Council and UF/IFAS plant-breeding faculty and students. WHAT: Students and faculty from UF/IFAS and around the world present the Fifth Annual ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Breeding, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Crops, David Clark, Elaine Turner, Environmental Horticulture, Forage, Fruits, Ornamentals, Plant Science Symposium, Sugar Cane, Turfgrass, Vegetables, Zoom

Former UF/IFAS Extension Director, CALS Alumnus Tim Hurner Inducted into Florida Citrus Hall of Fame

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

By Beverly James GAINESVILLE, Fla. – G. Tim Hurner Jr. remembers many weekends picking oranges and grapefruits at his grandfather’s farm in Pasco County. As a young boy, barely able to reach the bottom of trees, Hurner became smitten with ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Extension, Florida Citrus Hall Of Fame, Hurner, News, UF-IFAS

Acclaimed cattle nutrition expert named director of UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

QUINCY, Fla. – When Glen Aiken wasn’t helping his grandfather wrangle cattle in the smothering Texas heat, he was traveling with his father to meat packing houses across the region. “I swear I visited every meat packing plant between Oklahoma ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Director, IFAS, Livestock, News, North Florida Research And Education Center

Women in Ag: Raelene Crandall

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

By Kim Scotto Dr. Raelene Crandall, assistant professor in the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation, fondly remembers her first fire: a prescribed prairie burn during an undergraduate internship with the Nature Conservancy. It ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Fire, IFAS, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Women's History Month

Land transfer to benefit UF students and research programs

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences students will benefit from a transfer of possession and control of land to the University Athletic Association for the construction of a new baseball stadium. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Horticulture, IFAS, Land Transfer, News, University Athletic Association

Acclaimed environmentalist to keynote UF’s York Lecture on April 10

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A world-renowned botanist and environmentalist will keynote the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ 2018 E.T. York Lecture at 2 p.m., April 10. The event, to be held at the Harn Museum ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, E.T. York, IFAS, News, Raven, York Lecture

UF/IFAS CALS student places first in international graduate student competition

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

APOPKA, Fla. – Debalina Saha, an environmental horticulture graduate assistant at the University of Florida, has always wanted to study how different mulches and herbicides affect weed growth. Her tenacity has paid off: Saha placed first in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Home Landscapes, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, IFAS, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News

UF offers free invasive plants tool kit for teachers nationwide

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Science and agriculture teachers across the nation now have a new tool to teach students about invasive plants, thanks to researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. The Florida ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, IFAS, News, Teacher

UF, Invasive Species Centre draw international crowd to invasive pests conference

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

Media Contact: Deborah Sparks, 705-255-8301, dsparks@invasivespeciescentre.ca GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers from around the world will gather at what many consider to be a perfect storm for invasive aquatic plants. With 28 ports of entry ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Conference, IFAS, Invasive Species, News

UF/IFAS entomology department, others take top spots in global ranking

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 19, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The Center for World University Rankings has named the University of Florida entomology department first in the world among more than 26,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education. Other programs in the UF Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Entomology And Nematology