Tag: North Florida Research and Education Center

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

With crops in the ground, Florida watermelon farmers face uncertainty due to COVID-19

by Samantha Murray
April 7, 2020

Today, as fruit and vegetable farmers in South Florida decide what to do with produce once destined for now-closed schools and restaurants, watermelon farmers in North Florida have recently finished planting their crop. Given the uncertainty ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bob Hochmuth, Covid-19, Levy County, Mark Warren, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Watermelon

UF plant and soil diagnostic labs essential to Florida agriculture, economy during COVID-19

by Samantha Murray
March 26, 2020

In the time of COVID-19, plants still get sick, and the soil that nourishes them needs care. The health of plants and soil is critical to agriculture, an industry designated an essential service in response to the pandemic. That’s why today, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Analytical Services Laboratories, Carrie Harmon, COVID19, Everglades Research And Education Center, Extension Soil Testing Lab, Insect Identification Lab, Nematode Assay Lab, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Plant Diagnostic Center, Rao Mylavarapu, Saqib Mukhtar, Tropical Research And Education Center

Growing Batty: UF/IFAS Researchers Discover That Rare Bats Pollinate Durian Trees

by Tom Nordlie
October 29, 2019

Every October, creatures of the night await their once-a-year opportunity to go forth and feast upon sweet treats offered abundantly throughout the neighborhood. A typical Halloween in Florida? An event celebrating Bat Week, observed internationally ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Durian, Flying Foxes, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

New Fertilizer Technology May Help Farmers Reduce Nitrogen Load

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 21, 2019

By: Kelly Aue LIVE OAK, Fla. --- In the Suwannee Valley, farmers are diligently searching for solutions, or Best Management Practices (BMPs), to efficiently use fertilizers in crop production. At the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Best Management Practices, Controlled Release Fertilizer, Crops, Fertilizer, North Florida Research And Education Center, Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center, Water Quality

Eight Things You Didn’t Know About an Iconic Summer Fruit

by Samantha Murray
July 9, 2019

Watermelons mean summer in most places, but perhaps no more so than in Florida, the country’s number one producer of this quintessential summer fruit. They may be 92 percent water, but there’s more to growing and eating watermelon than ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Bob Hochmuth, News, North Florida Research And Education Center, Samantha Kennedy, Wakulla County, Watermelon

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

UF/IFAS-developed Ryegrass Donated to Panhandle Ranchers After Hurricane Michael

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 10, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the days after Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle last October, residents assessed the damage while relief workers and aid traveled into the area to start the recovery process. For cattle ranchers, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agronomy, Ann Blount, Cattle, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Hurricane Michael, Kevin Kenworthy, Livestock, North Florida Research And Education Center, Turfgrass

UF/IFAS Employees Help Hard-Hit North Florida REC

by Brad Buck
October 24, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center -- particularly its Marianna facility -- may take a while to fully recover their research after it was damaged by Hurricane Michael, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Cattle, Damage, Glen Aiken, Hurricane Michael, Jerry Fankhauser, North Florida Research And Education Center, Peanuts, Recovery, Research

Acclaimed cattle nutrition expert named director of UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

by BLOGS.IFAS
April 11, 2018

QUINCY, Fla. – When Glen Aiken wasn’t helping his grandfather wrangle cattle in the smothering Texas heat, he was traveling with his father to meat packing houses across the region. “I swear I visited every meat packing plant between Oklahoma ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Director, IFAS, Livestock, News, North Florida Research And Education Center

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