GAINESVILLE---Shopping at the nursery for something pretty and unusual to add to your home's landscaping? Be careful what you buy, University of Florida scientists warn. Some non-native plants sold as landscape plants are actually invasive ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has joined the Florida Restaurant Association (FRA) to offer food safety training classes throughout the state. The program, taught by county faculty from ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension Service will sponsor a statewide series of computer workshops designed to help businesses create their own World Wide Web pages. The ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---Vegetable salads served in supermarkets and restaurants generally are safe, although mishandling sometimes leads to contamination with bacteria, a University of Florida food safety researcher says. Education for food workers, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---Southern Pine Beetle populations have exploded to outbreak levels along the Suwannee River in Hamilton and Madison counties, where the tree-killing beetle has invaded several pine plantations. Forest owners throughout North Florida ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---Just when you thought you'd heard enough about DNA testing from the so-called "Trial of the Century," University of Florida researchers are using the same science to police polluters. With the oft-mentioned DNA "fingerprint" test, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---A University of Florida commodities expert says he's optimistic the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) will give relief to the nation's vegetable growers, hit hard the past two years by surging imports of tomatoes and peppers ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---Secondary school teachers and others interested in environmental education can use their home or work computers to earn college credit this fall. An innovative three-hour course, Food and the Environment, will be taught online ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASWASHINGTON, D.C.---Three University of Florida professors, Lynn Bailey, Jess Gregory and Nan-Yao Su, will receive 1996 Honor Awards from the U.S. Department of Agriculture during ceremonies in Washington, D.C. today. (6-5-96) The awards, which ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASGAINESVILLE---A small, shiny fly that feeds on pesky house flies may help Florida's poultry producers save thousands of dollars and squash complaints from their neighbors. By using the black garbage fly to rid poultry houses of the common house ... READ MORE
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