GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Several University of Florida departments, institutes and centers are joining together this week to host “Imagining Climate Change, “a unique approach to environmental change that engages authors, scholars, scientists ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFASClick photo for larger image; photo cutline at bottom of page. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Climate change is rapidly warming lakes around the world, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, according to a new study spanning six continents. More ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFEGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- First impressions are important. So much so that even armed with new information, many people won’t change their minds about genetically modified foods and global warming, a new University of Florida study shows. In ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As worldwide temperatures rise and the earth sees extreme weather conditions in both summer and winter, a team of researchers with the University of Florida and Kansas State University have found that that there is potential ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchCutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In recent years, computer technology has begun to help agricultural producers solve dilemmas as old as farming itself -- predicting future crop yields, supplies and prices -- using sophisticated models ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsSee cutline below See video here: bit.ly/1Cbois7 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For every degree Celsius that the temperature increases, the world loses 6 percent of its wheat crop, according to a new global study led by a University of Florida scientist. ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Scientists believe climate change means more erratic weather patterns for the future, and that doesn’t bode well for forests in the Southeastern U.S. Two things trees don’t need are damaging hurricane-force ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, Pests & DiseaseCaption at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- People who live in the southeastern United States should begin to prepare for more drastically changing weather conditions – everything from heat waves to poorer air quality – caused by climate ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS ResearchCaption at bottom GAINESVILLE – Renowned scientist Michael Mann will give the keynote address at the 2013 E.T. York Lecture Series Nov.19 at the Emerson Alumni Hall at the University of Florida. Mann, a distinguished service professor ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- College students are worried about climate change-related hazards, even if they’re not worried about climate change, suggesting that the threat of climate change still seems theoretical to many, new University of Florida ... READ MORE
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