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Hurricane Milton: Florida agricultural production losses top $190M


December 20, 2024

The newly released UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program estimates a credible range of losses between $190.4 million and $642.7 million. This range will be narrowed in a final report released in the coming months. The estimate includes ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Cat Wofford, Christa Court, Crops, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economists, Economy, EIAP, Farming, Finfish, Flooding, Food And Resource Economics Department, FRED, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Indian River Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Rain, Shellfish, Storm, Survey, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao

UF/IFAS professor to train for national leadership


June 30, 2023

BY ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Lorenzo Rossi’s role with the American Society for Horticultural Science will begin to increase. Recently selected for the organization’s Leadership Academy, Rossi will commence training to support ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: American Society For Horticultural Science, Horticultural Crops, Horticultural Sciences, Indian River Research And Education Center, Leadership Academy, Lorenzo Rossi, Ronald D. Cave, Soil Management

Data from two new UF/IFAS citrus varieties experiments advances


May 17, 2023

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla.--- Citrus growers in Florida’s “River” production region along the Indian River Lagoon develop unsurpassed flavor and texture in a fresh grapefruit product coveted worldwide. Growers in the area ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Flavia Zambon, Grapefruit, Hlb, Indian River Research And Education Center, Mark Ritenour, Millennium Block, Research, Ronald D. Cave, Rootstocks, Scions

Citrus horticulture expert joins UF Indian River REC


May 8, 2023

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla.---A scientist with a career invested in Florida citrus production will join the citrus research team from the heart of Florida's renowned grapefruit production region. A native of Brazil's famous citrus ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Citrus Greening Disease, Flavia Zambon, Grapefruit, Hlb, Horticulture, Indian River Research And Education Center, Mandarin, Millennium Block, Ronald D. Cave, Rootstocks, Scions

UF/IFAS researchers work to protect against Lebbeck mealybug


April 28, 2023

By Robin Koestoyo FORT PIERCE, Fla.--- Florida citrus and nursery growers need to develop proactive management plans for Lebbeck mealybug, an invasive pest that can cost the fruit and ornamental industry thousands of dollars in damages to fruit ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Citrus Research And Education Center, Diagnostic Kit, Fruit Trees, Indian River Research And Education Center, Lance Osborne, Landscaping Plants, Lauren Diepenbrock, Lebbeck Mealybug, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Nicole Quinn, Ornamentals, Ronald D. Cave
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A UF/IFAS assistant professor and award-winning engineer uses artificial intelligence to conserve water


October 13, 2022

Stationed at UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS IRREC) in Fort Pierce, Sandra Guzmán is an assistant professor whose research and extension work are all about water and how to conserve it. She applies precision ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: #AI, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Hispanic Heritage, Hispanic Heritage Month, Indian River Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, IrrigMonitor, News, Sandra Guzmán, Soil And Water Sciences, U.S. Department Of State, UF IFAS News, Water Conservation

Fungal pathogen effective control for insect associated with citrus greening


October 5, 2021

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla.--- The Asian citrus psyllid transmits the bacterium associated with the most serious citrus disease worldwide -- and now it has a formidable enemy in a fungal pathogen. The disease is citrus greening---the ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus Greening, Cordyceps Javanica, Fungus, Indian River Research And Education Center, Insecticides, Integrated Pest Management, Pasco Avery

UF/IFAS Citrus Packinghouse Day returns as in-person event for 2021


June 15, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- UF/IFAS will host the annual Citrus Packinghouse Day on August 26, a free event featuring workshops and seminars for industry professionals interested in the latest information on interstate and export regulations, food ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Packinghouse Day, Citrus Research And Education Center, Exports, Food Safety, Indian River Research And Education Center, Mark Ritenour, Packinghouse, Postharvest

Graduate student sees the future of worldwide crop production in new cultivars  


May 3, 2021

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Martin Zapien scans long rows of tree canopies each morning and thinks about how the future of food production will advance with new citrus cultivars. All of the more than 5,000 trees in the 20-acre UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Cultivars, Graduate Student, Hlb, Indian River Research And Education Center, Martin Zapien, Rhuanito “Johnny” Ferrarezi

Graduate student sees the future of worldwide crop production in new cultivars


May 3, 2021

By ROBIN KOESTOYO FORT PIERCE, Fla. --- Martin Zapien scans long rows of tree canopies each morning and thinks about how the future of food production will advance with new citrus cultivars. All of the more than 5,000 trees in the 20-acre UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening Disease, Cultivars, Graduate Student, Hlb, Indian River Research And Education Center, Martin Zapien, Rhuanito “Johnny” Ferrarezi