Please see caption below GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- About 1.52 million people worked full- or part-time in Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and food industries in 2013, an 8.7 percent increase in jobs over 2012, according to a new UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Money Matters, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFEGAINESVILLE, Fla.— Ramachandran P.K. Nair, distinguished professor in the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ school of forest resources and conservation, is this year’s recipient of the Award in Forest ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFASCaption 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 & DiseaseGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- To look at the humble loblolly pine – grown in neat rows on large farms throughout the southeastern U.S. and milled for things like building lumber and paper – you would never think that its genetic code is seven ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchClick here for high-resolution photo. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Despite a soggy summer, water supply remains a critical issue in the Sunshine State. University of Florida researchers now say that reducing plant material, or ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Forest industry professionals know it’s important to screen pine seeds for the presence of the fungus that causes pitch canker disease – so important that many countries require screening before importing seeds. But ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, UF/IFASCutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Pine trees are one of the most important crops in the southeastern U.S., and a consortium led by University of Florida personnel has been awarded a five-year, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research