Month: March 2019

UF College of Veterinary Medicine earns No. 9 ranking from U.S. News & World Report; becomes one of 28 UF graduate programs ranked among nation’s Top 30 in latest results


March 14, 2019

By TOM NORDLIE GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When U.S. News & World Report magazine issued its 2020 rankings of graduate programs this week, the University of Florida saw sweeping gains, brought about by the university’s overall momentum toward ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Cattle, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Jack Payne, James Lloyd, Rankings, U.S. News And Word Report

Mosquitoes Prey on Beneficial Barn Owl Nestlings, But Permethrin Can Help


March 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Barn owls make their homes in boxes put up by farmers in South Florida. The growers like the owls because they eat rodents that would otherwise munch on their sugarcane, sweet corn and rice. Researchers with the University ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: Archive, Barn Owls, Bill Kern, Caroline Efstathion, Entomology And Nematology, Everglades Agricultural Area, Mosquitoes, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Permethrin, Rice, Rodents, Sugarcane, Sweet Corn

Experts to Speak on Future of Florida Landscapes at Annual Summit


March 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- What will Florida landscapes look like in the future? That’s the theme of this year’s UF/IFAS Urban Landscape Conference, to be held March 20-21 in Gainesville, Florida. The UF/IFAS Center for Landscape Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes
Tags: Archive, Center For Land Use Efficiency, Center For Landscape Conservation And Ecology, Irrigation, Michael Dukes, Thomas Obreza, Toxic Algae, Turfgrass, UF/IFAS Extension, Urban Landscape Summit, Water Quality

Drone Images Can Accurately Find, Count Citrus Trees


March 12, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- By using drone technology, Florida citrus growers can find out how many trees live in their groves and, eventually, they may detect the health status of the citrus plants, a new University of Florida study shows. Imaging ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Archive, Citrus, Citrus Greening, Drone Technology, Images, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Tree Count, Yiannis Ampatzidis

UF/IFAS economic report: In 2017, Florida’s combined beef, dairy cattle and allied industries generated $16.80 billion in revenues, supported 118,000 jobs


March 11, 2019

By TOM NORDLIE GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As Florida approaches the 500-year anniversary of the introduction of cattle to her shores in 1521, a new report from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences demonstrates just ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Alan Hodges, Archive, Beef And Dairy Production, Cattle, Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department

UF Researchers Develop Model to Help Keep Crop Seeds Healthy


March 11, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Working with international researchers, University of Florida scientists have developed a model that will help protect good seeds, which are necessary to plant healthy crops and determine what areas are at higher risk for ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Archive, Department Of Plant Pathology, Healthy Seeds, Institute For Sustainable Food Systems, Karen Garrett, Kelsey Andersen, Seed Systems, Sweet Potatoes, Uganda

Center Combines Scientists, Industry to Manage Insects More Efficiently


March 7, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When she joined the University of Florida as an eminent scholar in entomology and nematology two years ago, Bryony Bonning brought an insect and nematode research center with her. That center works with researchers and ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Archive, Bryony Bonning, Center For Arthropod Management Technologies, Entomology And Nematology, Industry, National Science Foundation

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