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Coming soon…the Food is Our Middle Name Podcast

by Tory Moore
October 17, 2022

Food is everywhere. Whether you are a foodie that spends the weekend exploring the latest trendy eatery or crafting a homecooked meal is how you unwind each day, food is important for all of us...because, you know, we all eat! But how do our ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, WORK & LIFE
Tags: #Foodisourmiddlename, Agriculture, Communications, Food, Food Is Our Middle Name, Podcast, UF/IFAS Communications

UF/IFAS scientist shares how love for learning led to lifetime of teaching, international work

by Lourdes Mederos
March 23, 2022

BELLE GLADE, Fla – Throughout history, women have played a key role in humanity's scientific advancements. As mentors, innovators and thought leaders, women in science have inspired and empowered countries, communities, women and young girls ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Everglades Research And Education Center, Featured Hot Topic, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, National Women's History Month, Samira Daroub, Soil And Water Sciences Department, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, UF International Center, UF/IFAS Soil And Water Sciences Department, Water Quality, Women In Science, Women's History Month

UF researchers awarded $1.8M to improve nutrient management of Suwannee Valley farms

by Kelly Aue
December 16, 2020

LIVE OAK, Fla. --- Researchers at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley recently received a $1.8 million award for a 5-year project to develop precision nutrient application methods for the region. The on-farm ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agriculture, BMP, BMPs, Conservation, Corn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Nutrient Management, Water Resources

Economists estimate $55-100M hit to Florida agriculture due to Hurricane Sally

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 24, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The combination of crops, livestock and aquaculture products lost as a result of Hurricane Sally will likely be valued between $55 million and $100 million, University of Florida economists predict. The estimate was ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Sally, Panhandle

At stake in Sally’s wake: $400 million in Florida Panhandle agricultural products

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 18, 2020

As slow-moving Hurricane Sally approached the Gulf Coast – eventually making landfall as a category 2 storm near Gulf Shores, Alabama, early Wednesday morning – its bands enveloped most of the Florida Panhandle. But like the rest of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Sally, Panhandle

Farms deliver produce to local food banks through USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

by Tory Moore
June 16, 2020

When COVID-19 shut down the food service industry, which supplies entertainment venues like sports arenas, cruise ships and theme parks, many farmers had crops out in the field without their usual buyers open to purchase the goods. The USDA ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Agriculture, CFAP, COVID19, Food Banks, Local Food, TCAA, Usda

Preliminary reports in COVID-19 impact survey show effects vary by industry

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 4, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As University of Florida economists cross the halfway point in their surveys of Florida’s agriculture and marine industries related to the impacts of COVID-19, initial reports indicate that impacts vary widely across ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Christa Court, Covid-19, Damage Assessment, Economic Impact Analysis Program, John Lai, Marine Industries

UF among coalition of researchers tackling sustainable agriculture

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 30, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Agriculture’s grand challenge of feeding the world’s growing population while protecting the environment recently got a big boost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Carlene Chase, Cover Crops, Danielle Treadwell, Family, Horticultural Sciences, Horticultural Sciences Department, Horticulture, Michael Mulvaney, Mickie Swisher, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Research, Sustainable, Sustainable Agriculture, West Florida Research And Education Center, Youth And Community Sciences

Seeking a New Pest Solution, UF Scientists Study Fruit Fly’s Gut Bacteria

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 22, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the home, they seem to appear out of nowhere. A piece of fruit is placed on the kitchen counter, and suddenly there’s a fruit fly. But the bug commonly referred to as a fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, may more ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Adam Wong, Agriculture, Crops, Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Fruit Fly, Pest, Pest Management, Research, Special Topic

Featured UF/IFAS Cultivars Released in 2019 Include Fruits, Oat and Zoysiagrass

by Brad Buck
December 17, 2019

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Category: Agriculture, Horticulture, Turf
Tags: Agriculture, Agronomy, Ali Babar, Blueberry, Breeding, Citrus, Cultivars, Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Horticultural Sciences, Jude Grosser, Kevin Kenworthy, Oat, Patricio Munoz, Plants, Sam Hutton, Tomato, Zoysiagrass

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