FORT PIERCE, Fla.--- ‘STEMinist’ earned its way into the Cambridge Dictionary in March 2018. If you want to see the term in action, just ask Ph.D. student Kelly Carruthers---or follow her on Twitter. Search #STEMinist on Twitter, and Kelly ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources
FORT PIERCE, Fla. —A revered professor and his esteemed graduate student accepted invitations to join Sigma Xi, an elite “international honor society whose members are scientists and engineers.” Sigma Xi Lorenzo Rossi, associate professor ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS,
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Fresh fruit and produce growers, packers and researchers will meet for Packinghouse Day for updates on phytosanitary and regulatory issues, requirements for intra-state fruit movement, fruit quality for new mandarin hybrids ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.—On Saturday, Oct. 19-- buy native plants, embark on a garden tour, or visit an aquaculture lab to glimpse at sparkling fish. Meet scientists in their research laboratories—or watch your kids enjoy a scavenger hunt and ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Florida vegetable growers rank second overall in the United States for total vegetable sales and third for corn production. Fresh corn contributes more than $1 million annually to the state’s economy. While ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Hurricane Debby, the 2024 Hurricane season’s first storm, plundered coastal communities along Florida’s Big Bend as a Category 1 Hurricane on Sunday, Aug. 4 and Monday, Aug. 5. However, along Tampa and into the middle ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Natural Resources, Water
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Madison Adkins, an University of Florida undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor's degree in the Department of Microbiology and Cell Sciences, is gaining hands-on experience this summer through an internship at UF’s ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.---In this national Smart Irrigation month, we honor graduate student Eduart Murcia for his work in bringing the next generation of advanced irrigation technology to Florida food producers. Murcia is a current Ph.D. student ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchLorenzo Rossi understands the support system necessary to sustain a prize crop and explore other prospects. University of Florida officials recognized Rossi’s precision planning and innovational research initiatives to confront the most ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Research,
We honor our leader, Dr. Ronald D. Cave, for eight years of IRREC leadership, and 22 years of service to agricultural and natural resources For his leadership to inspire a team of scientists who publish in the most prestigious journals ... READ MORE
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FORT PIERCE, Fla.---A doctorate candidate who works to understand the most serious citrus disease worldwide has been recognized by American Society for Horticultural Science leaders as an outstanding graduate student. Lukas Hallman, now in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Professional Development,