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
FORT PIERCE, Fla. ---A scientist at the front line of Florida’s war with invasive plants will be honored by the International Organization for Biological Control Nearctic Regional Section. The IOBC-NRS will recognize Carey Minteer as ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFASFORT PIERCE, Fla.--- The American Society for Horticultural Science will honor University of Florida scientists for new guidelines citrus growers may apply to their operations. The researchers study ‘Valencia’ orange production while trees ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
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