Tag: North Florida Research and Education Center

Media Alert: UF researchers study farming inside a ‘shipping container’

by Megan Winslow
August 15, 2024

What: Smart garden ribbon cutting and tour When: Monday, Aug. 19, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU), 2556 County Highway 318, Citra About: University of Florida officials ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citra, Clay Electric Cooperative, David Porter, EPRI, Hitchcock Field And Fork Pantry, Hydroponic, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, James Boyer, Jim Boyer, Kale, Lettuce, Megan Winslow, North Florida Research And Education Center, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Psreu, Research, Ribbon Cutting, Seminole Electric, Seminole Electric Cooperative, Smart Garden, Study, Suwannee, Suwannee Valley Electric Company, Tour, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Ying Zhang

Cooling ‘blood oranges’ could make them even healthier – a bonus for consumers

by Brad Buck
June 20, 2024

An orange teeming with antioxidants and other health benefits may be a shot in the arm for consumers and citrus growers, if the fruit is stored at cool temperatures, a new University of Florida study shows. But it’s too soon to know if ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Anthocyanins, Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, Blood Orange, Citrus, Cool, Fariborz Habibi, Flavonoids, Mediterranean Climate, North Florida Research And Education Center, Oranges, Vitamin C

UF scientist tests methods for boosting America’s cotton crop

by Megan Winslow
May 16, 2024

The United States leads the world in cotton exports by value, accounting for $5.7 billion, or 33%, of exports of the textile, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. But researchers hope to bolster American production even more through ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agronomy, Cotton, Cotton Incorporated, Farm, Gadsen, Germination, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jackson, Jefferson, Live Oak, Megan Winslow, North Florida Research And Education Center, Quincy, Study, Sudeep Sidhu, Suwannee, Trials, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

Cattle, meet land: New service connects Southeast farmers, ranchers in ‘win-win’ for sustainability, profitability

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
April 26, 2023

A new University of Florida project aims to “play matchmaker” between ranchers with livestock and landowners with grazing space. The Southeast Grazing Exchange, funded by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Beef Cattle, Cattle Industry, Cover Crops, Jose Dubeux, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center

The Beauty of Blackberries

by Amanda Quintos
March 24, 2023

Do you have a favorite fruit? Without a doubt, blackberries would be one of mine. Their sharp, sometimes bittersweet flavors and unique textures offer a cool and refreshing counterpoint to the infamous heat of the Florida summer. However, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables
Tags: Ali Sarkhosh, Blackberry, Horticultural Sciences Department, Muhammad A. Shahid, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pruning

Could your body be storing the key to saving seagrass?

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
October 24, 2022

Struvite is a crystallized compound made from the byproduct of wastewater treatment plants. It includes phosphorus and nitrogen, two ingredients that are key to plant growth and used in other fertilizer sources. A new University ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Ann Wilkie, Cheryl Mackowiak, North Florida Research And Education Center, Patrick Inglett, Research, Seagrass, Seagrass Restoration, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Study, Todd Osborne, Wastewater, Whitney Laboratory For Marine Bioscience

Food is Our Middle Name podcast: What’s the deal with…Florida agriculture?

by Tory Moore
October 20, 2022

On the first episode of the Food Is Our Middle Name podcast, we sit down with Bob Hochmuth to discuss Florida’s deeply rooted history in agriculture. When most people think of Florida they think beaches, theme parks and MAYBE Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Agriculture, Bob Hochmuth, Communications, Food, Food Is Our Middle Name, Fruit And Vegetable Production, History, North Florida Research And Education Center, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Podcast, Specialty Crops, Suwannee Valley, UF/IFAS Communications

UF alum Dean Pringle to lead North Florida Research and Education Center

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 13, 2022

Dean Pringle joins the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) as director of the North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC). He starts Jan. 3. As the new director, Pringle will lead faculty, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Dean Pringle, J. Scott Angle, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center

July 4th feature: UF researcher is a new U.S. citizen; learn about his work in sustainability

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 30, 2022

This Independence Day might feel a little different for José Dubeux, a professor at the University of Florida’s North Florida Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS NFREC). Monday marks his first Fourth of July holiday as an American citizen. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy, Cattle Industry, Extension, Feature, Forage, Jose Dubeux, Livestock, NFREC, North Florida Research And Education Center, Research

Study: White clay spray mix repels major crop pest

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 25, 2022

QUINCY, Fla. --- Tomatoes are big business in Florida, the nation’s top producer of the popular fruit, but an insect no bigger than a grain of rice threatens growers’ fields each season. The whitefly prefers the underside of leaves, enjoying ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology, Josh Freeman, Kaolin, Mathews Paret, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pest Control, Plant Pathology, Tomato, Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl, Whiteflies, Whitefly, Xavier Martini

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