Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC), Sandra Guzmán, received the Netafim Award for Advancements in Microirrigation recently for her lab’s work on the autonomous ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Water
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Indian River Research and Education Center’s (IRREC) Postharvest Technology lab, led by Mark Ritenour, is researching how to reduce decay in strawberries and blueberries ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
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
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Flavia Zambon welcomed more than 60 attendees, including citrus growers, state regulators and journalists, at the UF/IFAS 2024 Millennium Block Field Day on November 7.New citrus varieties show citrus greening tolerance ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture,
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Lukas Hallman ponders a hypothesis he formed four years ago: “How can we sustainably improve nutrient management of citrus trees under citrus greening disease?” Earned MSc and Ph.D. at UF/IFAS IRREC under the direction ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Professional Development
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---Dr. Flavia Zambon recently hosted guests from her native Brazil’s São Paulo State, one of the world’s most prominent citrus production regions. Brazilian citrus industry stakeholders visit the Indian River citrus ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
FORT PIERCE, Fla.---An expert in postharvest technology for Florida’s fresh produce industry received two honors in a week. IRREC Associate Director and American Society for Horticultural Science Fellow Mark Ritenour’s professional ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research,