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Different type of homemade jams from various berry raspberry, blackberry, apricots, rhubarb, apples, gooseberries, black currants. Side hustles at home concept – image credit AdobeStock_271307195

Cottage Foodie Connections, Part 2: Understanding your risks, liabilities with these smart steps for business success

by Lourdes Mederos
October 29, 2026

About this series: From cookies and cakes to jellies and jams, Florida's Cottage Food Law has helped thousands of Floridians transform kitchen creations into business opportunities. But building a thriving cottage food business takes more ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, Farmers' Markets, Festivals, Florida Cottage Food Law, Food Safety, Homemade Food, News, UF/IFAS Extension
Newly appointed director Bryan Unruh at West Florida Research and Education Center in Jay, Florida. A UF/IFAS Photo taken 09-25-18.

UF/IFAS names J. Bryan Unruh director of West Florida Research and Education Center

by Lourdes Mederos
October 22, 2026

Highlights University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) appoints J. Bryan Unruh, a longtime faculty member and associate director, as director of the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC). ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Best Management Practices, Bryan Unruh, Golf Course, News, Reserach, Turf, UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, West Florida Research And Education Center
Samira Daroub on the field in the EAA

Belle Glade Chamber honors UF/IFAS leader Samira Daroub with 2026 Agri-Industrial Award

by Lourdes Mederos
October 20, 2026

A career advancing agricultural research and helping South Florida farmers protect the land and water resources has earned an internationally acclaimed University of Florida soil and water scientist the 2026 Agri-Industrial Award from the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agri-Industrial Award, Belle Glade Chamber Of Commerce, Everglades Agricultural Area, Samira Daroub, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences Department, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, Western Palm Beach County Farm Bureau
Cottage foods cookie baker Kathy Paiva preparing cookie dough at a communal kitchen. Photo taken 08-25-17.

Cottage Foodie Connections: A UF/IFAS Extension series for Florida’s Cottage Food Law community

by Lourdes Mederos
October 13, 2026

About this series: From baked goods to jams, Florida's Cottage Food Law has opened the door for thousands of Floridians to turn their recipes into home-based businesses. But the recipe for success requires more than a working kitchen and ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Family And Consumer Sciences, Florida Cottage Food Law, Food, News, Profits, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County
Invasive apple snail eggs grow a few inches above the water. The LSU AgCenter Mississippi River Invasive Species Consortium will be a regional hub for research and outreach on detecting, identifying and managing invasive and non-native pest species like the apple snail. LSU AgCenter file photo

Academic invasion science innovations protect ecosystems, agriculture in U.S. South

by Lourdes Mederos
September 30, 2026

From flesh-eating screwworm flies threatening livestock and wildlife to spotted lanternflies swarming cities, mealybugs damaging crops, invasive plants choking waterways and Burmese pythons disrupting native ecosystems, invasive species are ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Apple Sails, Asian Longhorned Tick, Invasion Science Institute, Invasive Species, New World Screwworm, Pasture Mealybug, Rice Stink Bug, Top News, Yellow-legged Hornet
Primer plano de una pitón sostenida, con la lengua fuera.

Un estudio de la UF combina información demográfica con aprendizaje automático para localizar pitones birmanas

by Luz Bahder
September 30, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. A la hora de remover pitones birmanas, no todas las serpientes son iguales. Un nuevo estudio llevado a cabo por ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Alex Romer, CROC Docs, Espanol, Melissa Miller, Pitones Birmanas, Remocion De Pitones, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, Spanish
A close-up view of a female Burmese python displaying defensively while guarding her clutch of eggs at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center in Davie, Florida. · Photo Credit: Photo by Alex Romer

UF study combines demographic information with machine learning to find the Burmese pythons that matter most

by Lourdes Mederos
September 28, 2026

When it comes to removing Burmese pythons, one snake does not equal another. A new study by researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) offers agencies a tool to identify pythons with ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Burmese Python, Croc Docs Wildlife Research Lab, Everglades, Invasive Species, Python Elimination Program, South Florida Water Management District, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation
Prescribed fire at the West Florida Research and Education Center forest, with a cogongrass patch embedded within a matrix of native habitat. Photo Credit – Photo by Alan Ivory UF/IFAS

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter, spread faster?

by Lourdes Mederos
September 23, 2026

What is helping some Florida wildfires burn hotter and spread farther? A University of Florida study suggests cogongrass, an invasive grass that has spread across much of Florida and the Southeast United States, is adding more fuel to the ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate, Cogongrass, Florida Wildlifes, Invasive Species, News, Prescribed Fires, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatic Sciences, Wildfires
Invasive daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus) growing out of cracks in the pavement in a highly urbanized area of Zagreb, Croatia. Photo by S. Luke Flory.

Cities worldwide may be the ultimate training grounds for invasive species

by Lourdes Mederos
September 21, 2026

With city growth and urban sprawl, could these changing landscapes be giving invasive species a competitive edge? Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) say the answer may be yes, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Change, Environment, Invasive Species, Luke Flory, Top News, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida Invasion Science Institute, Urban Sprawl
Close up cart in super market department store shopping. Adobe photo credit by Jenwit.

Does a chronic disease diagnosis change what you put in your grocery cart?

by Lourdes Mederos
September 17, 2026

When someone is diagnosed with a chronic illness such as diabetes or heart disease, one of the recommendations is to often change what they eat. Changing what they add to their grocery cart will be a critical part of managing their health, ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Chronic Illness, Diabetes, Dietary Change, Food And Resource Economics, Food Is Medicine, Food Prices, News, UF/IFAS, Usda

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