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EPA issues emergency order against DCPA pesticide use

by Megan Winslow
May 15, 2026

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an emergency order suspending all use of dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA), a pesticide also known as Dacthal. Effective Aug. 7, DCPA may not be sold, distributed or used ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Lawn, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultural, Agriculture, Brett Bultemeier, Dacthal, Dacthal Flowable Herbicide, Dacthal W-75 Herbicide, DCPA, Dimethyl Tetrachloroterephthalate, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Farm, Farming, Fetal, Florida Department Of Environmental Protection, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Law, Megan Winslow, Operation Cleansweep, Order, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, Pregnant, Q&A, Regulation, Restricted Use Product, Rule, Rup, Stop Order, Suspension, Technical Chlorthal Dimethyl, Thyroid, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

Scientists develop vitamin A-enriched tomato to fight global deficiency

by Brad Buck
May 15, 2026

University of Florida scientists have developed a tomato packed with significantly higher levels of vitamin A, a breakthrough that could help combat one of the world’s most widespread nutritional deficiencies. In newly published research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition
Tags: Bala Rathinasabapathi, Beta-carotene, Children, Denise Tieman, Food Is Medicine, Fortified Tomatoes, Horticultural Sciences, Hunger, Jingwei Fu, Kale, Poverty, Pregnant, Red Blood Cells, Sweet Potatoes, Tomato, Vitamin A, Vitamin A Deficiency, Vulnerable

Feeding Beef Females: Ensuring that no cow is left behind

by Jonael Bosques
February 4, 2022

Winter months can be tricky when it comes to feeding your pregnant or lactating beef cows in Florida. The changing day length, and weather patterns limit grazing options in farms that rely on summer perennial grasses. In Florida summer grasses ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
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