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UF/IFAS research findings could eventually save $30 million annually for strawberry growers

by Brad Buck
August 4, 2016

Please see caption below the story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Strawberry growers may eventually save $30 million a year with genetic findings from a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences study. UF/IFAS researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Horticultural Sciences, Pathogen, Strawberries, Vance Whitaker

UF/IFAS-developed web tool saves money for strawberry growers in several states

by Brad Buck
July 20, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A UF/IFAS-developed web tool – which has been shown to save Florida strawberry growers $1.7 million a year – is now being used in several other states, including Maryland, Georgia, South Carolina and California. Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Anthracnose, Clyde Fraisse, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Plant Pathology

Florida farmers adapting to UF/IFAS web-based tool to ward off strawberry diseases

by Brad Buck
February 16, 2016

  GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farmers are adapting to a UF/IFAS-developed, web-based monitoring system that can help the environment by using less chemical treatment to prevent strawberry diseases, which will help the state’s $306 million ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Plant Pathology

UF/IFAS plant scientists try to breed a little cupid magic

by Brad Buck
February 8, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Roses are red; violets are blue, and University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers are developing better breeds of Valentine’s Day plants just for you. Here are just a couple of examples. Zhanao ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Aroma, Disease Resistance, Environmental Horticulture, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Thomas Colquhoun, Zhanao Deng

UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC, Florida Ag Expo to celebrate milestone anniversaries

by Brad Buck
October 15, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When growers, Extension agents and scientists gather for the Nov. 4 Florida Ag Expo in Balm, Florida, they’ll celebrate two anniversaries: the 90th year of the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center and the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Balm, Blueberries, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Strawberries, Tomatoes

UF/IFAS researchers earn $11M in federal grants to study specialty crops

by Brad Buck
October 9, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers will work to improve avocado production, develop turfgrass with improved drought responses and combat a bacterial disease riddling tomatoes, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Avocados, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Laurel Wilt, Nifa, Randy Ploetz, Tomatoes, Tropical Research And Education Center, Turfgrass, Usda

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