Category: EVENTS

Nov. 1: One Night in the Tropics launches $180K Challenge to support future agriculture leaders

by Lourdes Mederos
September 25, 2025

Graduate students at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) are helping solve some of the state’s most urgent issues from developing heat and pest-resilient ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, Horticulture, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Challenge 180, Edward "Gilly" Evans, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, One Night In The Tropics, Pauline O. Lawrence, Pauline O. Lawrence Student Residence, South Florida, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

1 de Noviembre: One Night in the Tropics propone un desafío de $180.000 para apoyar a los futuros líderes agrícolas

by Luz Bahder
September 25, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Los estudiantes de posgrado del Centro de Investigación y Educación Tropical (TREC, por sus siglas en inglés) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Blog Community, EVENTS, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Beca, Centro De Investigacion Y Educacion Tropical, Desafío 180, Doctorado, Edward "Gilly" Evans, Espanol, Estudiantes, Financiamiento, Inscribirse, Legado, Líderes Agrícolas, One Night In The Tropics, Residencia Estudiantil Pauline O. Lawrence, Sistemas Agrícolas Sostenibles, Spanish, Sur De Florida, TREC, Tropicales, Tropicos, UF/IFAS TREC, Una Noche En El Trópico, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences

Del riesgo al rescate: Videos sobre el uso seguro de tractores que salvan vidas y que todo agricultor necesita conocer

by Luz Bahder
September 24, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Según la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales, la agricultura, la producción forestal y la pesca conforman las tres industrias más peligrosas de los Estados ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Agricultural, Campo, Centro De Investigación Y Educación Del Norte De Florida En Quincy, Centro De Investigación Y Educación En Ciencias Vegetales En Citra, César Asuaje, Conducir, Espanol, Finca, Operarlo, Palm Beach, Seguridad, Semana Nacional De La Seguridad Y La Salud Agrícola, Serap Gorucu, Spanish, Tractor, Tractores, Tractorista, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), Velocidad, Video, Videos

Citrus County high school students learn importance of passion and hard work in careers in agriculture – the No. 2 industry in Florida

by Brad Buck
September 16, 2025

When some people hear the word “agriculture,” they envision cows and plows, but you can pursue many careers in the field, as Citrus County high school students learned. The 2nd Annual Expanding Agriculture: Workforce Seminar opened with ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, Work & Life
Tags: #aiatuf, 2nd Annual Expanding Agriculture: Workforce Seminar, Agriculture, Aquaculture, Careers, Cattle, Citrus County Schools, College Of Central Florida, Drones, Eric Cassiano, High School, J.J. Grow, Leadership, Marguerite Beckford, Marketing, Plant Breeding, Prec-ag, Sales, Stacy Strickland, Students, UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County

How one UF/IFAS Extension agent is planting the seeds for a greener St. Lucie County – together with residents

by Lourdes Mederos
September 15, 2025

From backyard gardens to countywide conservation, Sara Salgado MacDonald is helping St. Lucie County residents grow greener, healthier landscapes. As an urban horticulture Extension agent with the University of Florida Institute of Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Conservation, EVENTS, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Biological Control, Entomology And Nematology, Environmental Horticulture, Florida Vegetable Gardening, Florida-friendly Landscaping, Gardening, Herb Gardening, Horticultural Sciences, Horticulture, IFAS, Insects, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Invasive, Master Gardener Volunteer Program, News, Pollinators, Robert O’Neil Award For Outstanding Ph.D. Student In Biological Control 2023, Sara Salgado MacDonald, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, University Of Florida, Urban Horticulture, Vegetable Gardening

Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension offers 2025 Sustainable Urban Food Production Short Course

by Lourdes Mederos
August 13, 2025

From backyard gardens to commercial-scale rooftop farms, sustainable urban food production is reshaping how we grow and access food in cities. That’s why leading scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, , Conservation, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aquaponics, Broward, Chefs, Compost, Eco-friendly, Ecofrendly Farming, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Forest, Food Handling, Food Safety, Food Waste, Garderners, Harvest, Hydroponic, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxiao Qiu, Large-scale Composting, Local Food Movement, Lorna Bravo, Management Strategies, Miami Dade, Monroe, News, Nutrient-rich Soil, Organic Fruit, Palm Beach, Rooftop Farms, Rooftop Gardens, Soil Regeneration, Sustainable Agricultural, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production, Vegetables

Gardening, backyard poultry, money matters and more: Open house reveals what’s on tap at UF/IFAS Extension Duval County

by Megan Winslow
August 5, 2025

What: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension Duval County Open House. When: Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: UF/IFAS Extension Duval County office, 1010 N. McDuff Ave., Jacksonville, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, EVENTS, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Backyard Chickens, Canning, Duval County Canning Center, Extension Duval County, Finances, Florida 4-H, Gardening, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jacksonville, Megan Winslow, Money Matters, Open House, Program, Programming, Stephanie Toelle, Tracy Akers Williams, U.S. Department Of Agriculture, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

Científico ciudadano: Únase al conteo de polinizadores y ayude a las abejas

by Luz Bahder
July 31, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Aproximadamente el 70% de la producción agrícola mundial depende de insectos polinizadores para sobrevivir. Por eso, es útil saber cuántos polinizadores ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Community Volunteers, Conservation, EVENTS, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Abejas, Abejas Meliferas, Abejas Pequeñas, Abejorros, Agentes De Extension, Alabama, Avispas, Broward, Broward County, Carolina Del Norte, Censo, Censo De Polinizadores, Ciencia Ciudadana, Conservacion, Contar, Contenido De Betacaroteno, Conteo, Conteos, Entomologia, Espanol, Evento Regional, Florida, Georgia, Hábitat Sostenible, INaturalist, INaturalist App, Insectos, Jardin, Jardineros, Jeremy Rhoden, Lorna Bravo, Marion, Marion County Extension, Mariposas, Moscas, Naturalistas, Observaciones, Patio, Polillas, Polinizadores, Polinizar, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Voluntarios

7 de agosto: Taller gratuito ayudará a agricultores y ganaderos a dominar la planificación financiera, desde balances hasta los préstamos del USDA

by Luz Bahder
July 29, 2025

Dirigir una granja o finca exitosa requiere más que solamente trabajo arduo: también implica una planificación financiera inteligente. Desde el manejo de los impuestos hasta la solicitud de préstamos federales, los operadores de agronegocios ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 7 De Agosto, Agricultores, Agroindustria, Apoyo, Ayuda, Capacitacion, Condado De Miami-Dade, Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos, Departamento De Economía De Alimentos Y Recursos, Espanol, FSA, Ganaderos, Inglés, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Orientación, Planificación Financiera, Prestamos, Préstamos Federales, Profesionales De La Agroindustria, Programa De Préstamos Agrícolas De La Agencia De Servicios Agrícolas, Spanish, Taller, Taller Gratis Espanol, Texas A&M, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Usda

Semillas cultivadas en Florida formarán parte de un experimento de agricultura espacial en una misión de SpaceX

by Luz Bahder
July 29, 2025

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Aspectos destacados: Investigadores de University of Florida enviarán semillas a la Estación Espacial Internacional para estudiar cómo los vuelos ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultura, Arabidopsis Thaliana, Banco De Semillas De UF, Berro De Thaliana, Cabo Cañaveral, Cápsula Dragon, Condiciones Extremas, EMBRAPA, Espacial, Espacio, Espanol, Estrategia Espacial, Fuera Del Espacio, Genes, Genetica, Instituto Espacial Astraeus De UF, Investigadores, Jaguar Space, Laboratorio De Plantas Espaciales, Laboratorio De Plantas Espaciales Del Departamento De Horticultura, Luna, Marte, Microgravedad, Planeta Tierra, Plantas, Producción De Alimentos Y La Purificación Del Aire, Pruebas Genéticas, Resilencia, Resilencia De Plantas, Semillas, Space X, Spanish, Tierra, University Of Florida, Vance Whitaker, Vuelos Espaciales, Wagner Vendrame

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