Tag: Gene McAvoy

@SWFLVegMan McAvoy earns place in the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

by Brad Buck
January 31, 2024

You ask most Southwest Florida farmers who they turn to for science-based agricultural information, and they’ll say, “Gene McAvoy.” It’s no accident the growers know him. “When I first started to work in Southwest Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Caribbean, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Farm Bureau, Gene McAvoy, Induction, New Jersey, Rutgers University, South Florida Pest And Disease Hotline, Southwest Florida, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, Vegetables

Tune in to ‘Ag Tech Expo – the Future of Farming’ May 10-11

by Brad Buck
May 4, 2021

WHO: Experts from the University of Florida and agribusiness WHAT: The public and the media are invited to tune in to a two-day virtual meeting about the future of farming. To bring food to your table, growers must compete in the global ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: "Ag Tech Expo -- The Future Of Farming", Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Gene McAvoy, J. Scott Angle, Machine Learning, Plant Genetics, Robots, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Specialty Crops

UF/IFAS Extension works with FDACS to help farmworkers stay safe from COVID

by Lourdes Mederos
October 7, 2020

By Lourdes Rodriguez and Brad Buck UF/IFAS Extension experts are communicating with agricultural workers to connect them with COVID-19 free testing, safety information and training – a role they have been serving throughout the pandemic. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Craig Frey, Gene McAvoy, Kim Morgan, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

UF/IFAS Extension veteran: Farmers give to food banks in time of COVID-19

by Brad Buck
April 15, 2020

With the COVID-19 shutdowns increasing people’s need for food, some consumers rely on nonprofits for a bite to eat. To help, farmers in Florida and elsewhere are donating excess produce to food banks, said a UF/IFAS expert. In fact, some ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Farmers, Food Banks, Gene McAvoy, Hendry County, Produce, UF/IFAS Extension

There’s no Stopping This ‘Retired’ UF/IFAS Extension Agent

by Brad Buck
November 5, 2019

IMMOKALEE, Fla. --- He may hold the title “emeritus,” which means “retired,” but Gene McAvoy remains active with UF/IFAS Extension and research, helping bring farmers’ concerns back to UF/IFAS scientists. In fact, he just won the Researcher ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Florida Tomato Committee, Gene McAvoy, Hendry County, Research Of The Year, Southwest Florida, UF/IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS Tips for ‘The Great Pumpkin’ at Halloween

by Brad Buck
October 10, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- If, like Charlie Brown, you seek “The Great Pumpkin” this Halloween, you might first want to paint it to keep it intact, said Gene McAvoy, an Extension agricultural agent with the University of Florida Institute of ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Bob Hochmuth, Compost, Gene McAvoy, Geoffrey Meru, Halloween, News, Protein, Pumpkins

UF/IFAS researchers show potential market for locally grown Asian vegetables

by Brad Buck
January 11, 2017

Please see caption at end of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Asian-Americans in three East Coast states, including Florida, yearn for more of their native vegetables, and those crops can be grown in the East, say two University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Asian Americans, Asian Vegetables, Gene McAvoy, Rutgers University, Shouan Zhang, Tropical Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS finding could help farmers stop potato, tomato disease

by Brad Buck
June 3, 2014

Caption at bottom GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A University of Florida scientist has pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease
Tags: Gene McAvoy, Pathogen

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