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Scientists to study crippling tomato disease to lay groundwork for prevention

by Brad Buck
July 22, 2020

A destructive disease known as bacterial spot can ruin tomatoes anywhere it strikes. That's why University of Florida scientists want to understand how the pathogen that causes the disease spreads and evolves on farms. A couple of quick statistics ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Bacterial Spot, Economy, Epidemic, Epidemiology, Eric Goss, Garry Vallad, Grant, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Jeffrey Jones, Mathews Paret, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Nifa, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pathogen, Plant Pathology, Tomatoes

UF/IFAS Extension to assist in FDACS project connecting food-insecure families with Florida-grown produce

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 14, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP) is among the organizations partnering on a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)-led grant project to fight food insecurity in several rural ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Family Nutrition Program, FDACS, Food Banks, Grant, Grant Project, Karla Shelnutt, Living Healthy In Florida, Nikki Fried, Rural Communities, UF/IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS supports faculty teams to develop emerging enterprises in Florida

by Tory Moore
June 4, 2020

A new UF/IFAS grant program provides over $1 million in funding to further research and education of emerging agricultural enterprises in Florida. This expands traditional crop research to include other enterprises like deer farming, oyster ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Emerging Enterprises, Grant, Grants, Research Dean, SEEDIT

UF/IFAS awarded $850K USDA grant to lead multistate research, study disease resistance in lettuce, boost cultivar production

by Lourdes Mederos
May 21, 2020

BELLE GLADE, Fla. – Lettuce is one of the top ten vegetables cultivated in the United States and for good reason. Romaine, iceberg, leaf and butterhead types of lettuce are staples in refrigerators around the world. Used as a basis for salads, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacteria Leaf Spot, Calvin Odero, Everglades Research And Education Center, FDACS, German V. Sandoya-Miranda, Grant, Lettuce, Lettuce Breeding, Plant Pathology, UF IFAS Everglades Research And Education Center, United States Department Of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS), USDA-ARS

Hurricane Michael debris still litters Florida shorelines; $3 million will go toward clearing it

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
April 6, 2020

Northwest Florida counties hardest hit by Hurricane Michael are getting a boost to their marine debris removal efforts thanks to a $3 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in partnership with the National Oceanic ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Bay County, Damage, Debris, Florida Sea Grant, Franklin County, FWC, Grant, Gulf County, Hurricane Michael, Hurricane Response Marine Debris Removal Fund, Hurricanes, Marine Debris, National Fish And Wildlife Foundation, NOAA, Scott Jackson, Storm-impacted Vessels

Two UF Scientists Part of $12.8 Million Blueberry Breeding Grant

by Brad Buck
December 16, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A plant breeder and a food scientist, both with the University of Florida, will join a $12.8 million, multistate research grant to broaden the nation’s blueberry breeding capabilities. For the project, Patricio Muñoz, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops
Tags: Blueberry, Charles Sims, Cultivar, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grant, Horticultural Sciences, Patricio Munoz

UF/IFAS Leads Multistate Research to Reduce Pepper Diseases; Boost Production

by Brad Buck
October 30, 2019

IMMOKALEE, Fla. --- Peppers are popular. Consumers eat all kinds, including jalapenos, habaneros, chilis and more. Because people eat so much of the fruit, they’re worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year to the Florida and national economies. In ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Diseases, Grant, Nifa, Pam Roberts, Pepper, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

UF/IFAS Researcher Aims to Improve Bacteria Treatments for Cows, Humans

by Brad Buck
August 20, 2019

University of Florida scientists believe they can develop new antimicrobials that will benefit dairy cattle and, eventually, humans by treating bacteria that normally resist antibiotics. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria take a serious toll on ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, Pests & Disease
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Antibiotics, Bacteria, Cattle, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Grant, KC Jeong

UF/IFAS Scientist to Work with Team Developing New Greening-Tolerant Citrus

by Brad Buck
February 11, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When Nian Wang pieces together sequences of genes, he hopes to make citrus varieties that are more tolerant to the deadly disease known as greening, which has devastated a multibillion dollar-a-year industry in Florida. Wang, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Grant, Greening, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Nian Wang

UF Researchers to Breed a New Variety of Florida-Friendly Hops

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 8, 2019

APOPKA, Fla. – Researchers with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences have been awarded a two-year grant for $194,000 to breed varieties of hops that can grow in Florida. The researchers, based at the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Grant, Hops, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News, UF/IFAS, Varieties

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