By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Murat Balaban (352) 392-4273 Diego Luzuri (352) 392-4239 Maurice Marshall (352) 392-1978 ext. 405 GAINESVILLE—To combat the rise in food-borne illnesses, University of Florida scientists are the first in the nation to begin testing… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Malcolm Sanford (352) 392-1801 Laurence Cutts (352) 372-3505 Ray Zerba (904) 284-6355 GAINESVILLE—Beekeepers in Florida are facing their once and future nemesis, the Varroa bee mite, but this time they are doing it without… Read More
By: Carole L. Jaworski Source: Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, (352) 392-1991, ext. 205 GAINESVILLE – Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, is the recipient of one of four 1998-99 Future Leader… Read More
By: Debra Amirin Source: Melda Bassett, Assistant VP fo (352) 392-1975 GAINESVILLE — The desire to help college students gain practical experience in the horticulture industry has led foliage growers Gene and Barbara Batson of Mount Dora to… Read More
By: Ami Neiberger Source: Jerry Culen, Fla. 4-H Youth Dev (352) 846-0996 ext. 250 GAINESVILLE — Audrey Heath owns her own kayak, walks four miles a day and can paddle a canoe for hours. An avid student of… Read More
By: Carole L. Jaworski Source(s): Jimmy Cheek (352) 392-1963 GAINESVILLE – Spring enrollment in the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is the largest ever. The latest figures indicate an enrollment of 3,869 students, up… Read More
By: Ami Neiberger Source(s): Ami Neiberger, Florida 4-H Yout (352) 846-0996 ext. 231 Dale McPherson, Florida 4-H Fou (352) 392-1761 TALLAHASSEE–4-H is taking Tallahassee By storm on March 31, with a resolution in the House of Representatives declaring… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Jeff Mullahey (941) 658-3412 Donn Shilling (850) 994-5215 IMMOKALEE — Cutting-edge technology could help defeat an aggressive weed that has spread through South Florida and is marching north, University of Florida researchers say. “The… Read More
In a world where brand names have carved a place for themselves and designer handbags are the next best thing to buy, Fossil has made a huge success out of their business enterprise. It is often said that… Read More
By: Carole L. Jaworski Source: Kenneth R. Tefertiller (352) 392-1845 ext. 401 GAINESVILLE – Kenneth R. Tefertiller, University of Florida food and resource economics professor, has been honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award By the Southern Agricultural… Read More
