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When pricing produce to sell directly to consumers, farmers urged to know their costs


August 14, 2024

Instead of taking what the broker or retailer feels like paying, small- and medium-sized farmers who sell directly to consumers should track costs, determine what they want to earn and set their own produce prices, University of Florida experts ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS
Tags: Consumers, Costs, Customers, Farmers, Farmers' Markets, Jessica Ryals, Kim Morgan, Marketing, Mid-sized Farmers, Niche Market, Price, Retail, Small Farmers, Social Media, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County

UF web-based system launches ‘Climate Indicators Tool’ to help growers track weather patterns affecting plants


March 20, 2024

A new University of Florida-developed web-based tool will help growers reduce risks that come with climate variability. It’s called the “climate indicators tool,” the newest addition to AgroClimate, a web-based platform designed 15 ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, AgroClimate, Chill Accumulation, Climate Indicators Tool, Clyde Fraisse, Farmers, Growing Degree Days, Weather, Web-based Tool

Quantifying the Value of Benefits derived from Agricultural Lands


December 7, 2023

Hundreds of species of wildlife live on private, agricultural land. As a result, farmers and ranchers are environmental stewards, as maintaining their land to support agriculture also plays a key role in providing wildlife ecosystems in addition ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Lands, Carbon Sequestration, Cattle, Easements, Ecosystem Services, Environment, Farmers, Florida Wildlife Corridor, Grazing Lands, Ranches, Water, Wildlife

ADA is part of the DNA of UF/IFAS


July 20, 2023

Through a project called Florida AgrAbility, Serap Gorucu tries to ensure that everyone – even those with functional limitations -- can operate the technology and machinery on the farm where they work. “Agricultural producers must ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Allen Wysocki, Americans With Disabilities Act, Beekeeper, Closed-captioning, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Document Accessiblity, Event Training, Faculty, Farmers, Florida Agrability, Jerry Fankhauser, Parking, Roche Teaching Scholars, Saqib Mukhtar, Serap Gorucu, Spanish, Students, Tram, Trans-creating, Translating, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research

At inaugural conference, scientists, farmers see ways to make AI useful to agriculture


March 17, 2022

In a groundbreaking, first-of-its kind event, university scientists, engineers, producers, government agencies and industry officials from throughout the South met at Auburn University to brainstorm ways to use artificial intelligence to help ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: #AI, #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agrosense, Agroview, AI In Agriculture, Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Auburn University, Conference, Damian Adams, Farmers, Joe Glover, Kati Migliaccio, Southeast, Yiannis Ampatzidis

Meet your interim DeSoto County agricultural Extension agent


May 14, 2020

ARCADIA, Fla. --- For many years, Sarah Bostick worked on farms. Now, she brings science-based information to agricultural producers in two counties, including DeSoto. In addition to her role as the sustainable agricultural agent for UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agriculture Agent, Farmers, Ranchers, Sarah Bostick, UF/IFAS Extension DeSoto County, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
Plants on display for sale at the Gardening Friends of the Big Bend plant sale.

UF/IFAS Extension helps get food directly from farmers to customers during pandemic


April 9, 2020

As the novel coronavirus disrupts the usual methods to deliver food from farms to consumers, UF/IFAS Extension agents are helping connect growers with customers. Two such specialists are Sarah Bostick, an agriculture agent with UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Community Supported Agriculture, Covid-19, Customers, Farmers, Transition Sarasota, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County

UF/IFAS Experts Help Farmers Cope with Mental Stress


October 3, 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla --- When some people think of a farmer, they conjure an image of a stoic, tough-as-nails figure – one who can cope with any hardship. But that’s not always the case, particularly when cold, heat, drought, disease or a ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Relationships & Family
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Communities, Farmers, Mental Health, Resilience, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Stress, Tracy Irani

UF/IFAS Extension Helps Panhandle Farmers After Hurricane Michael


October 23, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Doug Mayo must feel like his cellphone is permanently attached to his ear. For two weeks, Mayo has been taking and making calls, and helping people, mostly farmers, in Jackson County, get back on their feet as they recover ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Calhoun County, Cattle, Doug Mayo, Family, Farmers, Florida State Agricultural Response Team, Help, Hurricane Michael, Jackson County, Judy Biss, Youth And Community Sciences