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Gulf Coast Catch and Cook November: Stone Crab

by Dr. Megan Moore
May 15, 2026

The featured Gulf Coast Catch and cook species for November 2025 is the Stone Crab! Stone Crabs are fun to catch and delicious to eat! November is the perfect time to catch Stone Crabs in the Gulf as the season is newly opened and the weather ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Catch And Cook, Cook, Crab, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Harvest, Marine, Recreational Fishing, Stone Crab, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

Un Vistazo a la Fruta Tropical—Carambola

by Jeff Wasielewski
May 15, 2026

por Jeff Wasielewski, Laura Vásquez y Jonathan H. Crane Nombre común: Carambola Nombre botánico: Averrhoa carambola Familia: Oxalidaceae Variedades recomendadas: Arkin, Fwang Tung, Kary, Sri Kembangan Acerca de la fruta: Cuando se corta ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag, Carambola, Carambolas, Crane, Español, Fruit, Harvest, Pest, Pests, Pick, Prune, Starfruit, Star”, Vasquez, Wasielewski

Timing is Everything with Tropical Fruit Trees

by Jeff Wasielewski
May 15, 2026

Sometimes when you do something is just as important as what you are actually doing. There are a few things that you need to do with your tropical fruit trees that require good timing as well as being executed correctly. When to Prune—of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Fruit, Harvest, Prune, Timing

New technologies may help oyster farmers increase their harvests, reduce labor

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

Florida’s oyster population has declined during the past 15 years because of overharvest, hurricanes, changing environmental conditions and more. In particular, Apalachicola Bay has seen a pronounced reduction. “Oyster farming has been ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine
Tags: Apalachicola Bay, Florida Sea Grant, Gulf Of Mexico, Harvest, Labor, Market, New Technologies, Oyster Farming, Oysters, Roy Yanong, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Technology, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Water Column

Blueberry growers work to bounce back after a chilly winter, deliver sumptuous fruit to consumers

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

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
Tags: Antioxidant, Blueberries, Blueberry Breeding Program, Blueberry Season, Cultivars, Doug Phillips, Food Is Medicine, Freeze, Growers, Harvest, Josh Payne, Nutirents, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Production, Recovery, Registered Dietitian, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

Is seaweed aquaculture the next big crop for Florida?

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

Florida’s coastline may one day host more than oysters, clams, fish and shrimp. Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and Florida Sea Grant are asking whether seaweed could be the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andrew Ropicki, Angela Collins, Aquaculture, Ashley Smith, Dail Laughinghouse, Economics, Extension, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gabrielle Foursa, Growers, Harvest, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lourdes Mederos, Macroalgae, News, NOAA National Sea Grant, NOAA National Sea Grant Aquaculture Program, Seaweed, Seaweed Aquaculture, Seaweed Farming, Sponge, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Water Quality

AI could help strawberry growers find, remove ‘runners,’ reducing labor and saving time

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

With the help of artificial intelligence (AI), farmers may soon find it easier to remove strawberry runners, which could save time and labor, new University of Florida research shows. Growers need all the help they can get to reduce production ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Artficial Intelligence, Detection, Drones, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Harvest, Images, Kevin Wang, Labor, Phenomics Lab, Prec-ag, Smart Agriculture Lab, Strawberries, Strawberry Runners

Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension offers 2025 Sustainable Urban Food Production Short Course

by Lourdes Mederos
May 15, 2026

From backyard gardens to commercial-scale rooftop farms, sustainable urban food production is reshaping how we grow and access food in cities. That’s why leading scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aquaponics, Broward, Chefs, Compost, Eco-friendly, Ecofrendly Farming, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Forest, Food Handling, Food Safety, Food Waste, Garderners, Harvest, Hydroponic, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxiao Qiu, Large-scale Composting, Local Food Movement, Lorna Bravo, Management Strategies, Miami-Dade, Monroe, News, Nutrient-rich Soil, Organic Fruit, Palm Beach, Rooftop Farms, Rooftop Gardens, Soil Regeneration, Sustainable Agricultural, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production, Vegetables

Scallop season opens in Florida. Dive into this summer tradition with advice from UF/IFAS, Florida Sea Grant

by Megan Winslow
May 15, 2026

Florida bay scallop season has started, and seafood lovers from across the state are already venturing off the coasts of Taylor and Dixie counties, where recreational harvesting is permitted now through Labor Day. Harvesting in other Gulf Coast ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Wildlife
Tags: Ask IFAS, Bay County, Bay Scallop, Boat, Boating, Brittany Hall-Scharf, Captain, Catch, Conservation, Diving, Dixie County, Emergency, Extension Hernando County, Fishing, Float Plan, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Sea Grant, FSG, FWC, Guide, Gulf Coast, Harvest, Harvesting, Hurricane, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Overharvesting, Pinellas County, Recommendation, Recreation, Safety, Seagrass, Shucking, Snorkeling…, Sustainability, Swimmer, Swimming, Taylor County, Tips, Tutorial, Tyler Jones, U.S. Coast Guard, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, USCG, Vessel

Blueberries: A healthy, tasty snack from Florida farmers

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

As we head into the heart of Florida blueberry harvest season – March through May -- growers are shipping the fruit to market to meet statewide and national consumer demand. You can find Florida-grown berries in stores, farmer’s markets ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Anthocyanin, Blueberry Breeding Program, Blueberry Season, Consumers, Doug Phillips, Grocery Stores, Growers, Harvest, Horticultural Sciences, Joshua Payne, Nutrition, Patricio Munoz, Registered Dietitian, Snack, Statewide Blueberry Extension Coordinator, U-pick, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County

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