A new study applied calcium peroxide and magnesium peroxide to flooded snap bean plants and tested the productivity of different solid oxygen fertilizer rates. The flooded plants that received either peroxide application grew taller and ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
While many of you enjoy sweet, cool watermelon as a treat or snack this summer, remember where it comes from – the sweat of farmers, and some Florida growers say they had their best season ever. The bountiful season, which ends in most ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
There are plenty of environmental and economic benefits of composting. It is gaining ground among consumers and industries because it helps keep food and yard debris from landfills thereby cutting methane gas emissions. Compost may also ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
The ability to detect crop nutrient deficiencies and promptly modify fertilizer application to address them is invaluable to agricultural producers — especially growers operating under slim profit margins. Identifying how much of a particular ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Trust in scientific experts – even more than understanding their work – is the strongest predictor of support for artificial intelligence applications in agriculture. The finding is among conclusions reached by a new UF/IFAS study exploring ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
UF/IFAS researchers are investigating the economic potential of growing vanilla in Florida with the aim of establishing an alternative – and potentially lucrative – crop to oranges. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Aspiring vanilla growers and seasoned agriculturalists in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are invited to a free online workshop: An Introduction to Domestic Vanilla Cultivation. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., on April 10, leading ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
What: UF/IFAS Forage Legume Conference. When: May 1, from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County office, 2741 Penn Ave., No. 3, Marianna About: The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Florida’s strawberry fields may look vibrant and abundant this time of year, but beneath those glossy leaves, a quiet battle is raging. At the very moment growers hit peak production, two long-established but relentless adversaries surge onto ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
University of Florida scientists are launching a new, grant-funded research project that uses artificial intelligence and drone technology to help Florida celery growers detect a damaging fungal disease before symptoms are visible — a ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research