Category: Farm Management

UF Shares Poultry Health Research with Commercial Farmers in Syria

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 25, 2018

By Sarah Carey, 352-294-4242, careysk@ufl.edu GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The conflict in Syria has caused more than $16 billion in crop and livestock losses and destroyed farming assets, according to a 2017 report from the United Nations’ Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Veterinary Medicine, IFAS, News, Poultry, Syria

Acclaimed cattle nutrition expert named director of UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 11, 2018

QUINCY, Fla. – When Glen Aiken wasn’t helping his grandfather wrangle cattle in the smothering Texas heat, he was traveling with his father to meat packing houses across the region. “I swear I visited every meat packing plant between Oklahoma ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Director, IFAS, Livestock, News, North Florida Research And Education Center

UF students win grants for projects that aid farmers in developing countries

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 25, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida graduate students in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences were awarded seven grants for projects that help farmers in developing countries address horticultural marketing and production. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Feed The Future, IFAS, News

UF/IFAS researcher: experimental crop bed design survived Hurricane Irma

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 22, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While producers and growers across Florida lost some, if not all, of their crops due to Hurricane Irma, a University of Florida researcher saw his experimental bedding survive the storm. “We were testing for flooding, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Geometric Bedding, IFAS, News, Raised Bedding, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

Pilot research projects selected for funding to improve agricultural worker safety, health

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 15, 2017

By Ricky Telg The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety is awarding more than $56,000 to three pilot research projects to improve the safety and health of agricultural workers. Scientists will use mobile app monitoring ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Farm Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: IFAS, News, Safety, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Worker

UF researcher: Controlled fires don’t eliminate invasive tree

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 2, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Researchers have, in the past, reintroduced fire to restore a forest without considering its effect on exotic species that have become invasive. But a recent study by a University of Florida researcher shows that fire actually ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Exotic, Fire, IFAS, Invasive, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Species

UF partners with international organization to combat food insecurity in Africa

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 26, 2017

DES MOINES, Iowa – The University of Florida and a leading Africa-based international research institute are bringing their scientists together to speed the science of fighting hunger, poverty, and pollution. The UF Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Agreement, Food Security, IFAS, News

UF professor: Drought, free electricity ravaging India’s groundwater supply

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 4, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A professor with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences hopes to use his research on water conservation to help farmers in India. In 2014, the National Crime Records Bureau of India reported ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department, IFAS, News, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Suicide, Water

UF Extension gives tips on how to protect livestock during hurricane

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 7, 2017

EDITOR'S NOTE: This information was compiled in 2017 and remains relevant to any future storm preparation and recovery needs. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- While Florida residents scramble to prepare for another hurricane, agriculture operators ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Extension, Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, Livestock, News

New UF center updating research on Southeastern agricultural health and safety

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 5, 2017

By Ricky Telg GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Data about the safety and health of agricultural, forestry and fisheries workers in Florida is severely outdated, according to the director of a newly formed agricultural health and safety center, and is ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Extension, News, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Safety And Health, Worker Safety

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