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UF study: Florida’s agricultural and natural resources industries remain strong since recession


July 17, 2013

Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and related food industries provided a $104 billion impact on the state in 2011 and have continued to improve since the 2008 recession, according to a new ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Alan Hodges, Economic Impact, Food And Resource Economics, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS Family Day at the Dairy Farm offers education, fun


March 12, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Milk may be sold in supermarkets, but it comes from cows – that’s the lesson being offered this Saturday at Family Day at the Dairy Farm, a free open-house event ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Food Safety, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Cow, Dairy, De Vries, Family Day At The Dairy Farm, Hague, Milk, Open House

UF/IFAS Family Day at the Dairy Farm returns March 16, public invited


February 5, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Last year’s open house at the University of Florida dairy farm was so successful that organizers were “moo-tivated” to repeat the event, which returns to Alachua ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Cow, Dairy, De Vries, Family Day At The Dairy Farm, Farm, Hague, Milk

UF/IFAS faculty aid Fort White teens in building aquaponics system to raise fish, vegetables


February 4, 2013

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some teenagers want a car; Tiffy Murrow wants to feed the world. The Fort White High School junior has spent almost two years learning to farm fish, with help from the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Aquaponics, Cichra, Fort White, Murrow, Oelfke, Tilapia

Beneficial bacteria control effects of Southern corn rust, aflatoxin in silage, UF/IFAS researchers find


October 4, 2012

Photo cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Corn silage is an important dairy feed but it sometimes harbors an unwelcome addition – Southern corn rust, a fungal disease that thrives under hot, humid conditions. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Invasive Species, Livestock, Work & Life
Tags: Adesogan, Aflatoxin, Bacteria, Corn, Dairy, Rust, Silage

UF researches legal control for contagious, ornamental fish pest


April 18, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The lack of legal ways to eliminate fish lice is frustrating for goldfish and koi enthusiasts, but ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fish Lice, Goldfish, Koi, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Yanong

South American beetle released by UF researchers benefits Florida ranchers


January 27, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Over the past two decades, Florida cattle ranchers have spent as much as $16 million a year doing battle with an invasive weed called tropical soda apple, known ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, Livestock
Tags: Biological Control, Entomology And Nematology, Gratiana Boliviana, Julio Medal, Tropical Soda Apple