Tag: Hurricane Helene

Gone with the wind: Hurricane Helene helps researchers track pitch canker spread

by Megan Winslow
June 24, 2025

UF/IFAS researchers are mining Hurricane Helene data to better understand the spread of pitch canker and minimize the devastating disease’s impact on the timber industry, an important economic driver in the southeastern United States. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Forests, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural, Agriculture, Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel, Disease, Ecophysiology, FBRC, Forest Biology Research Cooperative, Funded, Fungal, Fusarium Circinatum, Genetic, Grant, Hurricane Helene, IFAS, Industry, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lumber, Megan Winslow, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure, NHERI, Nifa, Pathology, Pine Tree, Pitch Canker, Rapid Response To Extreme Weather Events Across Food And Agriculture Systems, Research, School Of Forest, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Tania Quesada, Timber, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, William Hammond, Wind

Beloved ancient oak felled by Hurricane Helene to be honored through sprouts planted on UF campus

by Megan Winslow
May 13, 2025

As much as Norman Hall’s red bricks and gothic arches, the massive live oak tree in the courtyard was a defining feature of the University of Florida College of Education. Hurricane Helene toppled the tree in September, but it will live ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS
Tags: Campaign, College Of Education, Courtyard, Design, Finding Touchstones, Fundraiser, Gage LaPierre, Glenn Good, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Live Oak, Megan Winslow, Michael Andreu, Norman Hall, P.K. Yonge Laboratory School, Revival, School Of Forestry Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Tree, UF, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Native Plant Nursery, University Of Florida

Prepare your landscape and trees for the hurricane season

by Brad Buck
May 5, 2025

Given the damaging impacts of hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton last year, you may want to prepare your landscape and trees for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season – and the sooner the better. “Best management practices include supporting ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Alyssa Vinson, Arborist, Bird Feeders, Claire Lewis, Damage, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Furniture, Gutters, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Hurricanes, Irrigation, Landscapes, Lynn Barber, Pruning, Soil, Trees

Building resilience: UF/IFAS seeks financial support to replace marine lab destroyed by Hurricane Helene

by Megan Winslow
April 14, 2025

In September, when Hurricane Helene churned through Northwest Florida, the storm ravaged Seahorse Key, a 165-acre island located three miles off the coast of Cedar Key. A lab there that had served as a cornerstone of UF/IFAS marine research ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Water
Tags: Cedar Key, Donation, Education, Fundraiser, Haley Muse, Helen Hite, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Learning, Marine Lab, Megan Winslow, Mike Allen, Nature Coast Biological Station, NCBS, Oak Hall School, Pavilion, Research, Seahorse Key, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

Media Alert: Florida agricultural sector asked to share experiences associated with Winter Storm Enzo

by Megan Winslow
February 6, 2025

What: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) survey for losses and damage associated with Winter Storm Enzo. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock
Tags: Agricultural Losses, Christa Court, Damage, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Enzo, Food And Resource Economics Department, Freezing, Hail, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Impact, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Loss, Megan Winslow, Snow, Snowfall, Storm, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Winter, Winter Storm Enzo

Hurricane Milton: Florida agricultural production losses top $190M

by Megan Winslow
December 20, 2024

The newly released UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program estimates a credible range of losses between $190.4 million and $642.7 million. This range will be narrowed in a final report released in the coming months. The estimate includes ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Cat Wofford, Christa Court, Crops, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economists, Economy, EIAP, Farming, Finfish, Flooding, Food And Resource Economics Department, FRED, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Indian River Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Rain, Shellfish, Storm, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao

Hurricane Helene: Florida agricultural production losses top $40M, UF economists estimate

by Megan Winslow
November 19, 2024

The UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program rapidly assesses the impacts to Florida agriculture following extreme weather events. The preliminary report for Hurricane Helene is newly released. The report estimates a credible range of ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Livestock
Tags: Agriculture, Debby, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Flood, Flooding, Growers, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, IFAS, Impact, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Irrigation, Losses, Megan Winslow, Milton, Perry, Power Outage, Preliminary Report, Producers, Rain, Research, Siesta Key, Storm, Survey, Tornado, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao

UF/IFAS to share results of Hurricane Helene agricultural impacts assessment

by Megan Winslow
November 14, 2024

What: UF/IFAS virtual press conference announcing preliminary results from Hurricane Helene agricultural impacts assessment When: Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Zoom. Registration required. About: UF/IFAS Economic Impact ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Agricultural Losses, Agriculture, Christa Court, Damage, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Growers, Helene, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, Losses, Megan Winslow, Producers, Storm

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