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Scientists to deploy hemp crops in ways to combat climate change and support underserved farmers


May 10, 2023

Initiated this year, UF/IFAS hemp research and Extension teams will prioritize hemp crops with climate-smart management with help from a five-year USDA Climate-Smart Commodities grant. The $4.9 million grant led by Florida A&M University ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Carbon, Carbon Sequestration, Climate, Climate Change, Hemp, Hemp Research, Industrial Hemp, Partnerships For Climate-Smart Commodities, UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Research Project, Usda

Perspectives from the hemp industry, UF/IFAS blog series


March 16, 2022

Building on momentum from 2021, UF/IFAS hemp project lead scientist and assistant agronomy professor Zachary Brym continues the UF/IFAS Perspectives from the Hemp Industry blog series with video interviews of hemp industry members. The blog ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops
Tags: Hemp, Hemp Perspectives, Industrial Hemp, Industrial Hemp Research Project, UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Research Project
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Hemp flowering behavior research provides further guidance for Florida growers


August 19, 2021

New UF/IFAS research suggests Florida growers must carefully select hemp varieties and factor the length of a given day when scheduling when to plant. Understanding hemp flowering behavior, or how it responds to light and varying daylengths ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Hemp, Hemp Research, Industrial Hemp, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center
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UF/IFAS announces results of two-year Industrial Hemp Pilot Project


July 13, 2021

UF/IFAS wrapped up the two-year Industrial Hemp Pilot Project with guidance that hemp may be a viable commodity for Florida growers in the future, with caution for economic and environmental challenges. The pilot project at UF/IFAS began in ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Hemp, Hemp Research, Industrial Hemp, Industrial Hemp Pilot Project, Industrial Hemp Research Project, Promote, UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project

UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp virtual workshop available Jan. 11


January 7, 2021

The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Program is launching a virtual workshop with research and program updates, available online beginning January 11 for $40. The workshop consists of a collection of pre-recorded lectures and prepared documents ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agronomy, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hemp, Industrial Hemp, Industrial Hemp Research Project, Johan Desaeger, Luke Flory, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Tropical Research And Education Center, Virtual Workshop, Workshop, Zack Brym

There’s Plenty to See, Do, Learn: UF Open House on Dec. 4 Invites Community to Engage with Science


November 20, 2019

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is committed to discovering science-based solutions that make tangible positive impacts on the lives of people worldwide. On December 4, the ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, EVENTS, Fruits & Vegetables, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Ashley Smyth, Avocado, Climate Change, Ecosystems Restoration, Fruit Crops, Geoffrey Meru, Hemp Research, Industrial Hemp, Open House, Ornamental Plants, Papaya, Pest Management, Red Tide, Research, Sea Level Rise, Soil And Water Sciences, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Vanilla At TREC, Vegetable Crops, Water Quality

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


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