Month: September 2020

UF/IFAS scientists to develop methodology for measuring crop evapotranspiration using sensors, drones, artificial intelligence

by Lourdes Mederos
September 30, 2020

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The sight of sprinklers running on a rainy day is not uncommon in Florida. The same goes for seeing landscapes scorched by the sun during one of Florida’s sweltering days when irrigation schedules were left unmodified ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: #AI, Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Haimanote Bayabil, IFAS NEWS, TREC, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News

Homeowner’s Handbook updated to prepare Florida residents for disasters

by Tory Moore
September 29, 2020

Hurricanes and natural disasters are nothing new to Floridians, but we are in uncharted territory when we try to manage disasters during a pandemic. That makes making planning for disasters paramount. The second edition of the Homeowner’s ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive, Disaster, Disaster Planning, Disaster Preparation, Disaster Preparedness, EDEN, Extension Disaster Education Network, Florida Sea Grant, Hurricane, Hurricane Prep, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season

COVID-19 risk factors vary by farm workers’ legal status; shows need for tailored measures

by Brad Buck
September 29, 2020

As laborers return to the fields this fall in Florida, both unauthorized workers and those authorized to plant and pick crops through a guest worker visa are vulnerable to the coronavirus. In fact, an estimated 75% of Florida crop workers have ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Archive, Covid-19, Farms, Food And Resource Economics Department, Gulcan Onel, H-2A, Labor, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Susceptibility, Underlying Health Issues, Workers

UF/IFAS Spotlights: Pauline Lawrence, career entomologist and champion of graduate education

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 25, 2020

Pauline O. Lawrence As the first black female graduate student and one of fewer than five full time registered female graduate students in Entomology in 1969-72, Pauline Lawrence became keenly aware that field and extension experiences ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Archive, Woman Trailblazers, WomanTrailblazers

UF/IFAS entomologists give reason to celebrate rice in Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
September 24, 2020

BELLE GLADE, Fla. – Rice, a global grain consumed by more than half the world’s population, totes unique versatility unlike other grains throughout history. Each country and culture has made the grain its own as center of the plate, a side ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Archive, Entomology, Everglades Agricultural Area, Everglades Research And Education Center, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services Division Of Plant Industry, Hendry County, Julien Beuzelin, Matthew VanWeelden, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County

New AI technology ‘Agroview’ named UF Invention of the Year

by Brad Buck
September 23, 2020

Yiannis Ampatzidis and his research team combined their collective minds to find the artificial intelligence technology to best help farmers save money and better care for their crops. Out of that process, they invented a system known as ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agroview, Archive, Artificial Intelligence, Drone Technology, Plants, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF Innovate | Tech Licensing, UF Invention Of The Year, Yiannis Ampatzidis, Yield

Some climate change questions answered as hurricane season peaks, wildfires rage

by Brad Buck
September 22, 2020

Wildfires out west? Check. Tropical storms or hurricanes hovering – seemingly everywhere? Check. Those are just two of the potentially catastrophic events caused in part by climate change, say University of Florida experts. “Our climate ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Archive, Ashley Smyth, Climate Change, Drought, Florida Sea Grant, Greenhouse Gas, Hurricanes, Sea Level, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Tropical Research And Education Center, Wildfires

UF/IFAS Extension agent earns national diversity and inclusion award

by Tory Moore
September 21, 2020

Eva Maria Pabon’s Extension efforts reach as far as Puerto Rico. There, she trained five University of Puerto Rico Extension faculty and administrators to bring the Master Gardener Volunteer program to their community. These trainings resulted ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive, Awards And Recognitions, D&I, Diversity And Inclusion, Diversity Equity And Inclusion, Diversity In The Workplace, Florida Master Gardener Volunteer Program, Master Gardener Volunteer Program

New food and resource economics researcher hopes to bring a competitive edge to growers in south Florida

by Lourdes Mederos
September 17, 2020

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Trent Blare has spent the last six years as a markets and value chain specialist for entities in Peru and Mexico focusing on small growers.He worked directly with small growers to give them a competitive edge in selling their ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Archive, Food And Resource Economics, Trent Blare, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS

UF researchers receive a multi-million grant to improve food safety in fresh produce

by Brad Buck
September 17, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla.--- Outbreaks of foodborne diseases threaten the daily lives of millions of Americans, resulting in recalls and sometimes loss of life. Providing an integrated food safety system for fresh fruits and vegetables ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Citrus Research And Education Center, Food Recalls, Food Safety, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Foodborne Illness, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Grant, Michelle Danyluk, Nifa, Usda

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