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UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC, Florida Ag Expo to celebrate milestone anniversaries

by Brad Buck
October 15, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When growers, Extension agents and scientists gather for the Nov. 4 Florida Ag Expo in Balm, Florida, they’ll celebrate two anniversaries: the 90th year of the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center and the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Balm, Blueberries, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Strawberries, Tomatoes

New UF-developed strawberry varieties are bred with a focus on flavor

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 12, 2013

Click here or image above for video about UF/IFAS' strawberry breeding program. For high-resolution version of above photo, click here. Caption below. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With the time for Florida growers to plant strawberries right ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Balm, Craig Chandler, Florida, Florida Sensation, Gulf Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Plant City, Radiance, Strawberries, University Of Florida, Vance Whitaker, Winterstar

UF/IFAS strawberry breeder to receive new faculty research award

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 20, 2012

Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida strawberry breeder Vance Whitaker has been named the recipient of the Richard Jones Outstanding New Faculty Research Award for 2013. The award, named for a former UF/IFAS dean ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Balm, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Richard Jones Outstanding New Faculty Research Award, Strawberry, Vance Whitaker

Tunnel technology could help Florida blueberry growers, UF/IFAS study suggests

by Tom Nordlie
November 20, 2012

Photo cutline at bottom. Click here for high-res image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Protecting Florida’s $80 million blueberry crop from freeze damage is always a wintertime challenge, but a University of Florida study shows that structures called ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Balm, Blueberry, Freeze, Protected, Santos, Tunnel, Water, Yield

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