Tag: specialty crop

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 researchers to provide information growers can use now to support their operations

by Ruth Hohl Borger

July 27, 2022

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers will present their latest findings of immediate use to Florida’s citrus and specialty crop growers at the Florida Citrus and Specialty Crop Expo August 17 and 18 ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Production Guide, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Expo, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

Florida’s next commodity: Tea?

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

June 9, 2022

University of Florida researchers tested seven types of tea plants to determine growth and yield potential as a Florida specialty crop. A publication on the study captures years three to five of their growth process, during which time ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bala Rathinasabapathi, Brantlee Richter, Citra, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Research, Specialty Crops, Tea

FRED’s Wei, Khachatryan Win Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Outstanding Paper Award

by Caroline Warwick

October 15, 2020

Recently published research co-authored by UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department associate professor Hayk Khachatryan and postdoctoral researcher Xuan Wei, along with University of Tennessee Agricultural and Resource Economics Department ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AAEA, Agricultural Economics, Award, Economics, FRED, Khachatryan, Outstanding Paper, Research, Rihn, Specialty Crop, Wei

Growing Microgreens Year Round

by Amy Vu

October 11, 2017

Microgreens, sprouts, and baby greens are simply greens harvested and consumed at an immature state. These tiny plants pack a punch - they have 4-40 times the nutrition of their full grown counterparts! Gourmet chefs love microgreens, but since ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture
Tags: Microgreens, Seeds, Specialty Crop

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