Tag: Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Conserving Water by Using Another Source: Reclaimed Wastewater

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 10, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With Florida’s potable water resources facing increased strains from factors like an ever-expanding population and saltwater intrusion, University of Florida researchers say relief could come from an increasingly abundant ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Kimberly Moore, Mary Lusk, Reclaimed Water, Recycled Water, Wastewater, Water, Water Conservation, Water Quality

UF/IFAS Plant Geneticist Named Fellow of American Society for Horticultural Science

by Brad Buck
August 13, 2019

BALM, Fla. --- If you savor the sights of caladium, gerbera and other ornamental plants, you can thank Zhanao Deng for developing better varieties. In his three-decade career, Deng beams with pride over new types of caladium and gerbera he’s ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Breeding, Environmental Horticulture, Fellow, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Lantana, Plant Genetics, Zhanao Deng

Trees Transplanted on Florida’s Highways Survive, Provide Motorists’ Benefits

by Brad Buck
August 12, 2019

Trees not only beautify highways, they can calm motorists down, says a University of Florida scientist. Furthermore, according to new UF research, the trees planted along Florida’s highways survive remarkably well, even after a period scientists ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: Andrew Koeser, Calm, Environmental Horticulture, Florida, Grow, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Highways, Motorists, Transplanting, Trees

UF/IFAS Researchers Use AI to Take the Guesswork out of Fruit Pricing

by Brad Buck
July 23, 2019

Pricing fruit comes down to a bit of art and some science for farmers. But new technology from the University of Florida may remove some of that guesswork. “Growers often rely on their gut to estimate a price for their crop,” said Daniel ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops
Tags: #AI, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Daniel Lee, Fruit, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Image System, Natalia Peres, Price, Strawberries

UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC to Benefit from Water Boost

by Brad Buck
June 25, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Thanks to the collective efforts of Tampa Electric Company and the Southwest Florida Water Management District, researchers at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) now have significantly more water ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Jack Rechcigl, Jerry Fankhauser, Southwest Florida Water Management District, Tampa Electric Company, Water

Industrial hemp growing in Florida for first time in decades: University of Florida pilot project plants seeds for new Florida crop

by Samantha Murray
June 20, 2019

By Ruth Borger The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) industrial hemp pilot project has passed a critical milestone towards understanding the potential of growing hemp throughout Florida. Hemp ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agronomy Forage Research Unit, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hemp, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Tropical Research And Education Center

Hops are Hopping at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

by Brad Buck
May 9, 2019

WHO: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty, staff, administrators and friends of UF/IFAS. WHAT: Come to the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) and learn the latest in UF/IFAS hops ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Hops Field Day, Jack Rechcigl, Microbreweries, Shinsuke Agehara

Cities with Tree Protection Laws Show More Canopy Coverage, Savings

by Brad Buck
April 2, 2019

When are trees worth millions of dollars? When they cover parts of your city. Take Tampa, for example, which has established an Urban Forest Management Plan. According to a 2016 assessment by the University of Florida Institute of Food and ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andrew Koeser, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, News, Tree Ordinances

It Could Be Lights Out for Some Strawberry Diseases and Pests

by Brad Buck
March 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Natalia Peres envisions a day when light from a machine that resembles a spacecraft helps prevent powdery mildew from causing much damage to strawberries. Peres, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: Department Of Plant Pathology, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, Pathogens, Powdery Mildew, Strawberries, UV Lamps

Industrial hemp a featured topic at UF/IFAS ag policy conference Feb. 26 in Balm

by Brad Buck
February 6, 2019

By Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Industrial hemp may soon be a financially significant crop in Florida, and an expert with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will discuss some of the challenges and opportunities ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alan Hodges, Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference, Food And Resource Economics Department, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Industrial Hemp, Trade, Zachary Brym

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