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In story of blueberries and bees, scientists play matchmaker

by Samantha Murray
December 10, 2020

Chew on this the next time you eat a blueberry: [inlinetweet prefix="" tweeter="" suffix=""]Every single blueberry is the result of a flower that was pollinated by a bee.[/inlinetweet] In other words: No buzz, no berry. With that in mind, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bees, Blueberries, Entomology And Nematology, News, Pollinators, Rachel Mallinger

UF/IFAS-developed blueberry app to help growers battle diseases and pests

by Brad Buck
December 9, 2020

A new University of Florida app will help the state’s blueberry growers identify and manage disease and insect injuries commonly encountered in Florida before their crop is ruined. Collectively, blueberries are a $60 million-per-year crop ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: App, Blueberries, Disease, Doug Phillips, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Williamson, Nutrients, Oscar Liburd, Patricio Munoz, Pests, Peter Dittmar, Phil Harmon, UF/IFAS Blueberry Growers Guide

UF/IFAS appoints interim director of Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center to support team’s urban initiatives, successes

by Lourdes Mederos
May 13, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. – Jack Rechcigl has been appointed as interim Center Director of the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS FLREC) On May 12, Rechcigl stepped in to oversee the operations and research at the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blueberries, CALS, Covid-19, Davie, FL, Florida Agriculture Expo, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Jack Rechcigl, Robin Giblin-Davis, Strawberries, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Urban Environment, Wildlife Ecology

Blueberry growers can use updated, UF/IFAS web-based tool to fight fungus

by Brad Buck
February 13, 2020

Instead of spraying every two or three weeks, Florida blueberry growers can use an updated web-based tool to fight anthracnose fruit rot (AFR) with more precision, thanks to work by UF/IFAS experts. Blueberries grow throughout much of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Anthracnose Fruit Rot, Blueberries, Blueberry Advisory System, Doug Phillips, Fungus, Plant Pathology, Strawberry Advisory System, UF/IFAS Extension, Web

Growers prepare for winter weather with UF/IFAS Extension

by Tory Moore
November 12, 2019

UF/IFAS Extension educates growers on how to protect their crops and prepare for winter weather at the upcoming Winter Weather School. This year, the event will address winter crop protection for citrus, blueberries and ornamental plants; ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Blueberries, Citrus, Climate Change, FAWN, Florida Automated Weather Network, Freeze, Ornamental Horticulture

A Day in the Life of a UF/IFAS Extension Agent: Juanita Popenoe

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 24, 2018

TAVARES, Fla. – When growers in central Florida need help with an alternative crop to citrus, they turn to Juanita Popenoe. The University of Florida IFAS Extension agent spends her days helping farmers who are looking for options to diversify ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alternative Crops, Blueberries, Citrus Greening, Cover Crops, News, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

UF CALS student, faculty study cost-savings for blueberry cold protection measures

by Brad Buck
December 8, 2015

See caption for both photos below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For Tori Bradley, learning about cold weather may turn into cold hard cash for Florida blueberry growers. Bradley, a University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Blueberries, CALS, Cold Protection, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Extension, Food And Resource Economics, Horticultural Sciences, Jeff Williamson, Tatiana Borisova

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