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Peanut Butter Challenge collects over 22 tons statewide

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 13, 2022

Over 45,000 pounds of peanut butter have now been sent out to local food banks statewide following the 2021 Peanut Butter Challenge, an effort led by the Cooperative Extension offices of UF/IFAS and Florida A&M University (FAMU) in partnership ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Escambia County, Libbie Johnson, Peanut Butter Challenge, Peanuts, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County

UF/IFAS awarded 1st Ph.D. plant breeding program in Florida, one of few in USA

by Brad Buck
July 13, 2021

Working in labs and fields across Florida, a new generation of students will start earning a Ph.D. in plant breeding from the University of Florida – the first program of its kind in Florida and one of a few in the nation. The UF/IFAS College ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Citrus, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Corn, Crops, Elaine Turner, Environmental Benefits, Fiber, Forage, Gene Editing, Genetics, Global Food Security, Hunger, Lettuce, New Program, Peanuts, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Strawberries, Tomatoes, Vance Whitaker

Peanut Butter Challenge Back on Track After Hurricane Michael Recovery

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 19, 2019

Last year’s UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Butter Challenge was just getting started when Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle. As the communities dealt with the aftermath and UF/IFAS Extension offices became collection points for all varieties ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Hurricane Michael, Indian River County, Jefferson County, Julianne Dinkel, Libbie Johnson, Okaloosa County, Panhandle, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Peanuts, Santa Rosa County, UF/IFAS Extension

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

UF/IFAS researcher growing 1,500 types of peanuts as part of the USDA’s Genetic Resources Unit

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 8, 2015

CITRA, Fla. --- Stretching out in a North Central Florida field, under the scorching summer sun, lies row upon row of lush, green peanut plants – with more than 1,500 kinds growing at the University of Florida’s Plant Science Research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Peanuts, University Of Florida

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