Tag: Shinsuke Agehara

Una persona sostiene una caja de madera llena de alcachofas frescas. Las alcachofas son de color verde y se ven frescas, con algunas hojas aún adheridas. La persona lleva una camisa oscura de manga larga con las mangas remangadas. El fondo está desenfocado con vegetación, lo que sugiere un jardín al aire libre o un entorno agrícola.

Del campo a su mesa: científicos de UF revelan el poder saludable de la alcachofa

by Luz Bahder
March 24, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  “Las alcachofas no solo son un vegetal sabroso, sino que también son ricas en nutrientes beneficiosos para nuestro organismo’’, señaló Tie Liu, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: ácido Giberélico, Alcachofas, Alice Akers, Alimentacion Saludable, Almacenamiento, Antioxidantes, Artichokes, Botones Florales, Centro De Investigación Y Educación De La Costa Del Golfo, Ciencias Horticolas, Clima, Compuestos Bioactivos, Dieta, Enfermedades, Español, Fibra, Florida, Food Is Medicine, GCREC, Jornada De Campo Sobre La Alcachofa, La Comida Como Medicina, Prácticas Poscosecha, Rendimiento Comercial, Shinsuke Agehara, Spanish, Temperaturas, Tie Liu, UF-IFAS, Yemas
Close-up of a green artichoke with surrounding leaves.

From field to fork: UF scientists uncover the artichoke’s health power

by Brad Buck
March 24, 2026

Are you craving a nutrient-packed bite to eat? The artichoke might just be your new super-snack, a University of Florida researcher says. “Artichokes are not only a tasty vegetable, but they are also rich in nutrients that are good for ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Antioxidants, Artichoke Field Day, Artichokes, Bioactive Compounds, Consumers, Fiber, Food Is Medicine, Gardeners, Gibberellic Acid, Growers, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Plant Hormone, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu
Dos conos de lúpulo verdes en primer plano sobre una planta.

De cero a 5.000 galones: elaborando cerveza con éxito gracias a los lúpulos de UF/IFAS

by Luz Bahder
June 12, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS.  Antes del 2015, nadie cultivaba lúpulo con éxito en Florida. Durante la última década, científicos de University of Florida no solo han cambiado esta situación, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aceites Esenciales, Calidad, Cervecerías, Cervecerías Artesanales, Cerveceros, Cerveza, Conos De Lúpulo, Cultivo De Lupulo, Degustación, Día De Campo Del Lúpulo De Primavera, Español, Florida, GCREC, Lupulo, Melón Dulce, Melón Verde, Microcervecerías, Pellets, Pina, Rendimiento, Shinsuke Agehara, Spanish, Terroir, UF-IFAS
Person pouring yellow-green powder from a container into a cylindrical receptacle.

From zero to 5,000 gallons: Brewing success with UF/IFAS hops

by Brad Buck
June 11, 2025

Before 2015, no one had grown hops successfully in Florida. Over the past decade, University of Florida scientists have not only changed that but also demonstrated the commercial potential of Florida-grown hops as a key ingredient in craft beer. Since ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Acids, Cones, Craft Beer, Essential Oils, Flavor, Florida-grown Hops, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Horticultural Sciences, Microbreweries, Pelletizer, Shinsuke Agehara, Spring Hops Field Day, Supply, Tampa Bay, Terroir
Close-up of a red strawberry among green leaves.

Intermittent irrigation can save strawberry growers as much as 67% on water, maintain yield

by Brad Buck
December 3, 2024

As we enter the state’s strawberry-growing season, establishing young strawberry plants in the field requires substantial water. New University of Florida research shows that growers can save as much as 67% -- or up to half a million gallons ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Intermittent Irrigation, Irrigation, Shinsuke Agehara, Sprinkler, Strawberries, Transplants, Water Savings, Yield
Person pouring yellow-green powder from a container into a cylindrical receptacle.

UF scientists meeting craft brewer demand by converting hops to pellets

by Brad Buck
June 12, 2024

Many craft brewers prefer to make their product using hops pellets because of several advantages they provide over whole cone hops. To address a request by Tampa Bay-area craft brewers, University of Florida scientists are converting the crop ... READ MORE

Category: SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Archive, Breeding, Brewers Association, Brewery, Cones, Craft Beer, Field Trials, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Harvest, Hops, LED Lighting, Pelletizer, Pellets, Shinsuke Agehara, Spring Hops Field Day, Zhanao Deng
Una alcachofa mostrando su coloración verde vibrante.

UF scientists plan to lengthen the shelf life of artichokes

by Brad Buck
March 5, 2024

We’re in the heart of Florida’s artichoke season, so when you go to the grocery store, you want this consumer favorite to be ripe and fresh. But the vegetable has a short shelf life – about two days at 62 degrees, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Artichokes, Cultivars, Fresh, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, RNA, Shelf Life, Shinsuke Agehara, Tie Liu
Una alcachofa mostrando su coloración verde vibrante.

Las alcachofas: más que un alimento saludable, un embellecedor de su jardín

by Luz Bahder
February 21, 2024

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  Las alcachofas, un ingrediente dominante cuidadosamente seleccionado para elaborar tapas españolas, también son un elemento versátil en la auténtica cocina ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alcachofa, Condado De St. Johns, Cultivo, Español, Florida, Green Queen, Imperial Star, Jardín, Jardineros, Prissy Fletcher, Servicio De Extensión En El Condado De St. Johns, Shinsuke Agehara, Spanish, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension-St. Johns County, Variedades
Close-up of an artichoke bud with surrounding leaves.

Artichokes, known as a healthy food crop, also make for pretty plants

by Brad Buck
February 21, 2024

Did you know you can plant artichokes in your garden or landscape as well as eat them? That’s because the artichokes you eat are, in fact, immature flower buds. It’s a timely topic because Florida’s artichoke harvesting season runs ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Artichokes, Chill Hours, Flowers, Gibberellic Acid, Green Queen, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, Horticultural Sciences, Imperial Star, Prissy Fletcher, Shinsuke Agehara, UF/IFAS Extension-St. Johns County, Vegetable
People observing an agricultural machine processing plants in a field.

Brewers, craft beer enthusiasts reap flavor of UF hops research

by Brad Buck
October 10, 2023

As you watch workers use chainsaws to cut down the bines of hop cones for this year’s fall harvest, you can almost sense the craft beer the hops will eventually produce. Last week, scientists at the University of Florida Gulf Coast Research ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Brewery, Craft Beer, Environmental Horticulture, Fall Harvest, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Hops Field Day, Horticultural Sciences, LED Lighting, Locally Grown, Shinsuke Agehara, Zhanao Deng

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