Caption at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Scientists believe climate change means more erratic weather patterns for the future, and that doesn’t bode well for forests in the Southeastern U.S. Two things trees don’t need are damaging hurricane-force ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Pests & DiseaseA UF/IFAS forest biologist is among the authors of a new Association of Public and Land-grant Universities report that outlines six “grand challenges” facing the U.S. in the areas of sustainability, water, climate change, agriculture, ... READ MORE
Category: ForestsGAINESVILLE – Three years ago, a fire destroyed the Austin Cary Learning Center, a university and community resource used by students, alumni, professionals and the community. On Saturday, its newly built replacement will be dedicated ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFASGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To look at the humble loblolly pine – grown in neat rows on large farms throughout the southeastern U.S. and milled for things like building lumber and paper – you would never think that its genetic code is seven ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Captive breeding of the endangered Key Largo woodrat may not be the best solution to preserve the ecologically important rodent, an animal driven to near extinction by development, a new University ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, ForestsCutline at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Pesky beetles sit, ready to pounce on their unwitting prey: trees around the world, which sustain billions of dollars in damage because of the armored insects, says a University of Florida scientist, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Pests & DiseaseGAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida researchers will use $1.45 million in federal grants to develop trait-prediction models and accelerate the growth of loblolly pine trees to produce more bioenergy. In his grant application, UF associate ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, ForestsGAINESVILLE -- Using boomboxes to amplify predator bird sounds in the wild, University of Florida researchers have found that smaller birds listen to vocal cues to avoid areas populated by predators. In her study, doctoral student Fangyuan ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, ForestsClick here for high-resolution photo. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Despite a soggy summer, water supply remains a critical issue in the Sunshine State. University of Florida researchers now say that reducing plant material, or ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption 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