Tag: crop damage

UF scientists to develop AI technology to help growers assess crop damage after hurricanes

by Brad Buck
June 30, 2025

Imagine using a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT to get crop-damage information after a hurricane. That’s what University of Florida artificial intelligence (AI) scientist Nikolaos Tziolas plans to provide to farmers statewide. With ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: #aiatuf, ChatGPT, Computers, Crop Damage, Damage Assessment, Generative AI, Hurricanes, Nifa, NIFA Grant, Nikolaos Tziolas, Prec-ag, Recovery, Satellite, Satellite Imagery, Smartphone, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Water

UF/IFAS experts give tips to manage the eastern lubber grasshopper, which can damage plants, citrus and vegetables

by Brad Buck
April 10, 2024

Eastern lubber grasshoppers are out in force throughout the Southeast, including some parts of Florida. They’re munching away on landscape plants, citrus and vegetable crops, while gardeners and growers are trying to minimize the damage. These ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus, Crop Damage, Eastern Lubber Grasshopper, Gardens, Norm Leppla, Pest Management, Tia Silvasy, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, Vegetables

UF/IFAS to find lessons learned from Hurricane Ian for Florida citrus growers

by Ruth Hohl Borger
March 1, 2023

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. -- While Hurricane Ian lasted just a few days, a University of Florida researcher is looking at longer-term impacts in hopes of finding strategies to improve recovery and provide recommendations to plan production systems that ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Christopher Vincent, Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Crop Damage, Grant, Hurricane Ian, Recovery, Tripti Vashisth, USDA-NIFA

Filing For Nursery Crop Insurance Tips

by Liz Felter
October 10, 2022

For members of the greenhouse & nursery production industry reeling from Hurricane Ian and in the process of cleaning up your businesses, here are a couple tips when it comes to crop insurance. Do not remove or destroy any damaged plants ... READ MORE

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Tags: Crop Damage, Greenhouse, Greenhouse Production, Hurricane Ian, Nursery Crop Insurance, Nursery Crops, Nursery Producation

UF/IFAS findings show less need for pesticide to control strawberry pest

by Brad Buck
December 8, 2020

It’s harvest season for Florida’s $300 million-per-year strawberry season, so those who grow this fruit need help to control pests such as the tiny (up to 2-millimeters long), destructive chilli thrips. Farmers often use pesticides to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Chilli Thrips, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Crop Damage, Entomology And Nematology, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Harvest, Integrated Pest Management, Oscar Liburd, Pesticide, Sriyanka Lahiri, Strawberries

Deer Depredation: A Serious Issue for Okaloosa Farmers

by bearden
September 13, 2013

It has been a rough year for Northwest Florida farmers! The excessive rainfall has made it difficult to control traditional pests in wet fields. Add to this frustration a pest that is hard to control in good years, and you have a very disappointing ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Crop Damage, Deer, Depredation, Field Crops, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management

Control Wild Hogs to Prevent Crop Damage

by bearden
May 31, 2013

Wild hogs are a nuisance to farmers, timberland owners and even subdivision residents. With recent rains, wild hogs are expanding their ranges and looking for new feeding areas. The time to control wild hogs on the farm is before the crop ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Crop Damage, Panhandle Agriculture, Pest Management, Wild Hog, Wildlife

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