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AI technology uses less herbicide to kill weeds


February 18, 2025

Vegetable growers use herbicides to kill weeds to prevent crop loss. Meanwhile, a University of Florida researcher is using artificial intelligence to reduce herbicide sprayed on crops. "We are building multiple AI-powered herbicide application ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: #aiatuf, Artificial Intelligence, Crops, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Herbicides, Horticultural Sciences, Nathan Boyd, Plastic Mulch, Plasticulture, Pre-emergence Herbicide, Prec-ag, Tomatoes, Vegetables

UF/IFAS leadership advances Extension mission with stakeholder visit to the Bahamas


February 18, 2025

A team of Extension leaders from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) recently visited the Bahamas to support agricultural and youth development ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Andra Johnson, Bahamas, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Jomo Campbell, Leadership, Norma Samuel, UF/IFAS Extension, Vonda Richardson

Behind the scenes: How UF/IFAS risk assessments sustain Florida’s $191M aquaculture industry


February 17, 2025

From vibrant tropical fish for aquarium enthusiasts to succulent shellfish served as the center of the plate, Florida’s aquaculture industry serves as an economic powerhouse and a national leader. In 2022, the state’s tropical fish ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Blog Community, Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alligator Farming, Aquatic Environment, Aquatic Invasives, Aquatic Plant Production, BMP, Ecosystem, FDACS, Fish Tanks, Florida Aquaculture, Invasives In Florida, Jeffrey Hill, News, Ornamental Fish Farming, Risk Assessment, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Shellfish Cultivation, Species, Succeulent Shellfish, Sustainability, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Tropical Fish, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

Investigadores de UF/IFAS trabajan para prevenir una enfermedad que pone en riesgo su chocolate favorito


February 13, 2025

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS.  Mientras saborea un bombón o una fresa bañada en chocolate este día de San Valentín, piense en el fruto alargado y acanalado del árbol del cacao, el cual hace ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultores, Bombones De Chocolate, Cacao, CATIE, Centro Agronómico Tropical De Investigación Y Enseñanza, Chocolate, Chocolates, Costa Rica, Crecimiento Blanco Y Esponjoso, Destructor De Plantas, Dia De Los Enamorados, Dulces, Erica Goss, Espanol, Fitopatologia, Fruto Del Cacao, Genetica, Genética Tanto De Plantas Y Patógenos, Genoma, Ina Schlathoelter, Investigacion, Jeremy Brawner, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Materiales Vegetales, Mazorcas De Cacao, Modelo De Prediccion, Patogenos, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Podrición Negra Del Cacao, Productors, San Valentin, Spanish, Susceptibilidad Al Patógeno, Theobroma Cacao, UF/IFAS

Treatment for horses may lead to therapy for type of blindness


February 13, 2025

Picture a horse running across an open field, the wind blowing his mane, his hooves stamping into the grassy knoll, eyes on the horizon. Now picture that horse’s vision slowly spotting and fading, the horizon blurring, until ultimately, ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blindness, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Department Of Microbiology And Cell Science, Equine, Equine Research, Horse, Horse Care, Horse Management, Horses, UF College Of Medicine, Uveitis

Where do invasive species spread and why? UF/IFAS researchers take a novel approach to find the answer


February 12, 2025

Science tells us invasive species — like the spotted tilapia — are always on the move, making it difficult for scientists to simulate their spread and predict where they will go next. Researchers at the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Climate, Environmental Resistance Modeling, ER Modeling, Invasion Science Research Institute, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Journal Of Biogeography, News, Plants, Tegu, Temperature, Tilapia, UF/IFAS, Yunpeng Liu

From problem to on-farm solution: The journey of one UF/IFAS AI technology


February 11, 2025

A few weeks after Yiannis Ampatzidis started working at the University of Florida in 2017, Hurricane Irma wreaked havoc on the Florida peninsula and its citrus groves. Growers needed to count their trees with precision to get crop insurance, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricutural And Biological Engineering, Agroview, Artificial Intellgience, Citrus, Counting, Crop Insurance, Diseases, Farms, Insurance, Inventory, Lab, Pests, Prec-ag, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Trees, Yiannis Ampatzidis
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UF/IFAS study identifies trust in science as key for supporting AI use in agriculture


February 11, 2025

Trust in scientific experts – even more than understanding their work – is the strongest predictor of support for artificial intelligence applications in agriculture. The finding is among conclusions reached by a new UF/IFAS study exploring ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #AI, Agriculture, AI-supported Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Center For Public Issues Education, Cheng-Xian Yang, Crop, Database, Food, Germ Contamination, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Perception, PIE Center, Policymakers, Research, Study, Survey, Technology, Trust, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

Expertos de UF/IFAS explican qué es la ciencia ciudadana y por qué es importante


February 10, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. ¿Alguna vez ha observado plantas, animales o insectos inusuales en su área? Es probable que pueda ayudar a los científicos ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aplicaciones Moviles, BioBlitz, Ciencia Ciudadana, Científicos Ciudadanos, Comunidad, Corey Callaghan, EddMaps, Esfuerzos, Espanol, Especies Invasoras, Especies Nativas, FLREC, Frank Mazotti, INaturalist App, Instituto Científico De Investigación De Especies Invasoras De UF/IFAS, Invasiones, IveGot1, La Contención, La Erradicación, Melissa Miller, NAS, Observaciones, Paul Evans, Presencia De Especies Invasoras, Publico, Remoción Rápida, Semana Nacional De Concientización Sobre Especies Invasoras, Sergio A. Balaguera-Reina, Spanish, Vigilancia

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