In Rae Crandall’s lab courses on fire ecology, classes are often held at the UF/IFAS Austin Cary Forest, where students learn the science of prescribed fire through boots-on-the-ground experience. To do that safely, students need to wear ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, UF/IFAS Teaching
La educación acerca de las especies invasoras es fundamental para su detección exitosa y la respuesta rápida a las amenazas que generan en áreas naturales y urbanas de Florida. Desafortunadamente y debido a su naturaleza compleja, la terminología ... READ MORE
Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
For years, 3D printers have become an increasingly useful technology for creating everything from rollercoaster models to houses. But what about printing food? Adam Watson and Ziynet Boz, two UF/IFAS professors in the agricultural and biological ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Teaching
Last summer, 4-H teens from Miami-Dade County worked on a five-week apprenticeship to address food insecurity by growing food in unconventional spaces in Overtown. Now, two of the six interns will take what they learned to the Ignite ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Curriculum, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
In honor of Florida’s Prescribed Fire Awareness Week, we talked with UF/IFAS fire scientist Raelene Crandall about some of the critical tools of prescribed fire work: personal protective equipment, or PPE. A former wildlands firefighter, ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
As we wrap up the final episode of this season’s podcast we think it best to take a step back and look at food-related issues on a global scale. UF/IFAS does work in research, teaching and Extension that improves the lives of Floridians ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
If you’ve wanted to try purple sweet potatoes but haven’t known just how to cook them, UF/IFAS experts have you covered. A recipe guide developed by the UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition department includes 10 recipes using the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & LifeCOWS! We all scream as we drive past a field of cows along the Turnpike. Ok, maybe not all of us but I know my family loves a good cow sighting. But what are all of those cows for? Are those the cows we eat or cows that produce milk? UF/IFAS’s ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Andrew Short joins the University of Florida as professor and chair of the UF/IFAS department of entomology and nematology. His tentative start date is May 15, 2023. Short will lead the highly ranked department of nearly 80 faculty members ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Gainesville, Fla. — The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) honored three University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty with teaching awards for the food and agricultural sciences—the most ever received ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching