Category: AGRICULTURE

AI technology uses less herbicide to kill weeds

by Brad Buck
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

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

by Lourdes Mederos
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

by Luz Bahder
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

by Meredith Bauer
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

by Lourdes Mederos
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

by Brad Buck
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

UF/IFAS study identifies trust in science as key for supporting AI use in agriculture

by Megan Winslow
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

UF/IFAS researchers work to prevent a disease threatening your favorite chocolate

by Megan Winslow
February 10, 2025

As you nibble on a chocolate truffle or bite into a chocolate-dipped strawberry on Valentine’s Day, consider the elongated, ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible. A group of UF/IFAS plant pathologists has partnered ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Black Bottom Rot, Black Pod Rot, Cacao, CATIE, Chocolate, Costa Rica, Disease, Erica Goss, Farming, IFAS, Inoculate, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeremy Brawner, Lab, Lesion, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Megan Winslow, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology Department, Research, Tropical Agricultural Research And Higher Education Center, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Valentine's Day

Media Alert: Florida agricultural sector asked to share experiences associated with Winter Storm Enzo

by Megan Winslow
February 6, 2025

What: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) survey for losses and damage associated with Winter Storm Enzo. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Horticulture, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Losses, Christa Court, Damage, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Enzo, Food And Resource Economics Department, Freezing, Hail, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Impact, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Loss, Megan Winslow, Snow, Snowfall, Storm, Survey, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Winter, Winter Storm Enzo

Cracking the Burmese python code: New data zeroes in on game-changing strategies

by Lourdes Mederos
February 6, 2025

In a groundbreaking study, University of Florida scientists statistically analyzed large amounts of data collected by Burmese python contractors, revealing critical insights about how to most efficiently remove the reptiles. Researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Alex Romer, Big Cypress National Preserve, Burmese Python, Citizen Scientists, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Invasive Species, Melissa Miller, News, Palm Beach County, Python Contractors, Python Elimination Program, Reptiles, Scientific Reports, SFWMD, South Florida Water Management District, Tamiami Trail, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

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