Florida 4-H is proud to announce the induction of Judith “Judy” Webb Anderson into the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame. Fondly known as Ms. Judy, she joined 4-H 40 years ago when her sons started raising dairy goats through the program. For ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ExtensionFlorida 4-H is proud to announce the induction of Wanda Simmons to the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame. For more than three decades, Simmons has demonstrated citizenship, leadership and character within Nassau County and throughout Northeast Florida. ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ExtensionFlorida 4-H is proud to announce the induction of Henry Grant, Ph.D., to the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame. Grant’s pioneering efforts profoundly impacted the 4-H community in Gadsden and surrounding counties. Grant’s visionary leadership laid ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
The Space-Edge Accelerator, an innovation-focused collaboration between the University of Florida, Blue Origin, Space Foundation, the University of Central Florida, Arizona State University and Vanderbilt University, is opening applications ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Ninety percent of Florida’s agricultural operations are small farms with gross sales under $250,000, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In South Florida, small farmers benefit from an ideal subtropical climate but need ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, Crops, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
What: Scientist in Every School teacher workshop Where: The UF/IFAS plant pathology department, Fifield Hall, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville. When: July 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact: Megan Winslow, winslow@ufl.edu About: A ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Mientras la temporada de maracuyá está en su apogeo en Florida, los investigadores de University of Florida/IFAS están evaluando esta dulce fruta tropical ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
How do some of the most voracious subterranean termite species live and remain active around a house? They have a knack for “smelling death.” In the United States, there are two primary ways to protect a house from subterranean termites: ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
With Florida in peak passion fruit season, researchers are eyeing the sweet tropical fruit as a cash crop. At $3 per piece of fruit at some supermarkets, farmers are able to get $5 per pound for their harvest, according to Ali Sarkhosh, associate ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
As we celebrate National Blueberry Month in July, a University of Florida dietitian says the fruit could be called “power berries.” “Blueberries have fiber, vitamin C, vitamin K, manganese and potassium, and they have some of the highest ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS