The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center’s (IRREC) aquaculture program, directed by Cortney Ohs, donated locally raised fish to the Jones’ Pier Interpretive ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS, Water
New UF/IFAS research shows that reducing irrigation volume while increasing frequency can help lettuce growers save water, reduce production costs, and maintain crop yield, even under heat and drought stress. Sandra Guzman, assistant professor of ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center’s (IRREC) Entomopathogenic Fungi Research Laboratory are investigating fungal endophytes and their potential ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, Farm Management, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Highlights: UF/IFAS launches harvest for the Millennium Block, a seven-year, 5,000-tree research project in Fort Pierce designed to identify citrus varieties and rootstock combinations that show tolerance to citrus greening, which devastates ... READ MORE
Category: Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC) will host its annual open house on Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2199 South Rock Road in Fort Pierce, offering ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Ryan Cantrell, an undergraduate student at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, hasn’t been spending his summer soaking up the Florida sun. Instead, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Mark Kistler, a proven national leader in agricultural and natural resources, invites your views on topics to support strategic positioning efforts in your community as we move further into the dynamic 21st century. Kistler ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Rezel Borines, a University of Florida graduate student pursuing a doctoral degree in the Plant Pathology Department in Gainesville under the supervision of Nicholas Dufault, and, is also carrying out work for part of ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Fort Pierce native and career scientist Audrey Beany stands alone for recognition in the UF/IFAS’s Health Care and Physical Sciences category for a Superior Accomplishment Award announced this week by university officials. Recognition ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Mark Kistler requests the region’s agricultural and natural resources representatives to attend a strategic positioning session to impart their observations on the important topics. LOCALS INVOLVED IN AGRICULTURE AND ... READ MORE
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