GAINESVILLE — A new $1.6 million Aquatic Food Products Building at the University of Florida will be officially dedicated by UF President John Lombardi during ceremonies beginning at 10:00 am on Friday, April 4, 1997. “The Aquatic Food… Read More
GAINESVILLE—Ostrich meat is about to go from nouvelle cuisine to the dinner table of the nuclear family, if Florida ostrich farmers’ predictions are on the money. The shakeout period the fledgling industry has been waiting for has finally… Read More
GAINESVILLE—A real Peter Cottontail can be a fun and educational addition to your family, not just an Easter guest, says a University of Florida specialist on raising rabbits. But before they send their children hopping down the bunny… Read More
GAINESVILLE — The deadline for farmers to sign contracts to begin or renew their participation in the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is March 28, 1997, according to a University of Florida agricultural economist. “More than half of… Read More
GAINESVILLE—Valentine bouquets are big business for the floral industry this time of year, with four out of every five bouquets featuring ferns from Florida, say researchers at the University of Florida. But in recent years, Florida’s fern industry… Read More
GAINESVILLE—Twenty-seven of the state’s most promising agricultural and natural resources leaders have been selected for Class III of the Florida Leadership Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources. Sponsored and directed by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food… Read More
GAINESVILLE—Smokey the Bear is getting some high-tech help from University of Florida researchers in his quest to prevent forest fires. UF researchers and Florida foresters are using three new technologically advanced systems — one recently declassified by the… Read More
BELLE GLADE—To help rid the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) of destructive rodents, researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are hoping to increase the number of barn owls in South Florida. Rodent pests,… Read More
FLORAL CITY—John Andrew Korycki had a special gift in mind on his 11th birthday and let his grandmother know she could bypass the toy stores and sporting goods shops. And when the big day arrived, John Andrew got… Read More
GAINESVILLE — In breakthrough research that will protect U.S. livestock and wildlife from a deadly African tick-borne disease, University of Florida scientists have developed two new vaccines along with environmentally sound measures to battle ticks and check the… Read More
