Tag: harvesting

When red tide hits, is your seafood safe? A UF expert answers questions

by Brad Buck

March 29, 2023

With varying levels of red tide lingering off the coast of Southwest Florida – from Tampa Bay to Naples -- some seafood eaters may wonder whether they can safely consume fish and shellfish caught in the Gulf. We talked to Razieh Farzad, a ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bivalves, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Florida Sea Grant, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Gulf Of Mexico, Harvesting, Mollusks, Razieh Farzad, Red Tide, Seafood

AI-enhanced system detects bruised strawberries before they get to the grocery store

by Brad Buck

September 8, 2022

If you’re perusing the produce section, you generally seek fresh, pleasant-looking fruit – the kind most consumers want to buy. Usually, that means you see few, if any, blemishes. Fruit bruising has many causes: compression, impact or ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Bruises, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Daniel Lee, Detection, Fresh, Grocery Store, Harvesting, Maturity, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Produce, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Strawberries, Xue Zhou, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Let Citrus Ripen on the Tree

by llw5479

December 20, 2021

Q. When is citrus fruit ready to harvest? A. Florida uses five indexes to determine maturity of citrus, including soluble solids, juice content, acid level, soluble solids/acid ratio and skin color. But, the home gardener can easily decide ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes
Tags: Citrus, Fruit, Fruit Trees, Harvesting

Stone Crab Season Upon Us

by Betty Staugler

October 9, 2017

Stone crabs are feisty, fearsome predators, even cannibalistic! Two commercial species of stone crab coexist in the state of Florida, the Florida stone crab (Menippe mercenaria) and the Gulf stone crab (Menippe adina). These two crabs are managed ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Claws, Harvesting, Seafood, Stone Crab

Farming Shiitake Mushrooms

August 13, 2015

Growing shiitake mushrooms can provide a specialty product for small farmers and enthusiasts alike, either for alternative income or simple enjoyment. Growing Mushrooms are simply the fruit of a fungus. The mycelium is the vegetative part ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agriculture, Farming, Harvesting, Marketing, Mushrooms, Shiitake Mushrooms

Harvesting Safer Oysters – “From Bay to Table”

by BLOGS.IFAS

November 20, 2014

Oysters on the half shell ready to eat! Photo Courtesy of Florida Sea Grant Making oysters a healthy and sustainable seafood choice is the goal of oystermen and seafood dealers across the nation and the state of Florida. New education programs ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Turf
Tags: Harvesting, Oysters, Panhandle Outdoors, Safer, Table”, “From

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