Tag: Ziwen Yu

Knowing your corn’s needs better: Optimize irrigation with a new app

by Brad Buck
March 13, 2025

University of Florida researchers have developed an app that will help farmers reduce the risk of over- or under-watering their crops. Scientists from UF/IFAS, Auburn and the University of Georgia designed and are refining the app, courtesy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, App, Irrigation, Irrigation App, Prec-ag, Precision, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture Sensor, Ziwen Yu

Withstanding the Heat

by Amanda Quintos
March 27, 2024

Heat and humidity are such iconic aspects of Florida weather that they are sometimes easy to take for granted. They may become topics of conversation with friends and family if temperatures become unseasonably high, or if humidity makes a walk ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Clyde Fraisse, Deaths, Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Heat, Safety, Serap Gorucu, Ziwen Yu

Algorithm will make the normally accurate Florida Automated Weather Network even more reliable

by Brad Buck
June 29, 2023

A new algorithm is set to further bolster the credibility of the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN), a system that farmers count on for such data as temperature, humidity, wind and rain. Among other improvements, the technology ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Producers, Alerts, Algorithm, Decisions, FAWN, Florida Automated Weather Network, Freeze Protection, Irrigation, Meteorology, Normal, Rick Lusher, Spraying, Weather Data, Ziwen Yu

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