By: Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281 Source(s): Wayne Odegaard (352) 754-4433 BROOKSVILLE—The Florida Small Farm Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Hernando County Fairgrounds in Brooksville on Saturday, Oct. 24. Farmers… Read More
By: Karen Meisenheimer Source(s): Robert Bates (352) 392-1991 ext. 208 Dennis Gray (352) 360-6686 Jeanne Burgess (352) 394-8627 LEESBURG — It’s fruity, yet unassuming. Dry with a smooth and light texture. Very pleasant to the… Read More
By: Karen Meisenheimer Source(s): Marion Clarke (352)392-1837 Tom Quinn (850) 488-6253 GAINESVILLE — State officials made the first confirmed sighting of thenon-native zebra mussel, a meddlesome mollusk that a University of Florida scientist says can… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Mark Tamplin (352) 392-2030 Debbie Williams (850) 488-9263 GAINESVILLE—Gloves are out and hand-washing is in at some Florida restaurants. State food safety rules that went into effect earlier this year give… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Phil Koehler (352) 392-2484 Tom Powell 392-2326 GAINESVILLE—You’ve got your security system on, burglar bars up and guard dog at the ready. Feel safe? You shouldn’t. The tiniest home invaders of… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): David Holmes (352) 620-3440 Grady Miller (352) 392-7942 Richard Sprenkel (850) 875-7128 Carrol Chambliss (352) 392-1817 GAINESVILLE — The Southeast is suffering through the worst infestation of armyworms in recent memory,… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): John Reynolds (352) 392-1845 ext. 412 Mark Brown (352) 392-1874 ext. 501 GAINESVILLE — The value of Florida’s citrus groves is plummeting because of a glut of fruit, while urbanization is… Read More
By: Cindy Spence Source(s): Don Poucher (352) 392-0437 GAINESVILLE—Larry J. Connor, dean of the University of Florida’s College of Agriculture, announced Wednesday (8/12) that he plans to retire by the first of the year. During… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Suresh Rao (352) 392-7622 or 392-1951 Mike Annable (352) 392-3294 GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers are using a new technology that could reduce the cleanup time of some stubborn hazardous… Read More
By: Chris Eversole Source(s): Robert Cousins (352) 392-2133 GAINESVILLE — Summer cold sufferers take heart: A new University of Florida study offers new evidence that zinc — the latest rage in cold remedies — may… Read More
