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Updated Perishable Food Transportation Guidelines Now Available

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 19, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A 1987 handbook published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s division of Agricultural Marketing Service (USDA-AMS) received a 21st-century update thanks to a team led by University of Florida researchers. “Many ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Food Safety, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food Safety, Horticultural Sciences Department, Jeff Brecht, Jeffrey Brecht, Packaging, Research, Steven Sargent, Transportation

Study: Biosolids Produce Less Nitrogen and Phosphorus Runoff than Inorganic Fertilizer

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 17, 2019

By Mike Loizzo GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New research from University of Florida scientists found that some nutrients from inorganic fertilizers enter surface water more easily than those from biosolids. Maria Silveira, a professor in the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Biosolids, Fertilizer, Maria Silveira, Nutrients, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Research, Runoff, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Science

Southwest Florida Research and Education Center to Add Student Housing

by Brad Buck
September 16, 2019

WHO: Southwest Florida agricultural leaders, farmers, producers, local business people, friends of UF/IFAS and UF/IFAS faculty and staff. WHAT: Join Southwest Florida agricultural leaders, business people and UF/IFAS scientists, administrators ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE
Tags: Graduate Students, Groundbreaking, Housing, Kelly Morgan, Research, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center

So-Called ‘Longevity Vitamin’ Might Hold More Importance than Scientists Thought

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 5, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- New research from a University of Florida microbiologist shows that disease-causing bacteria compete with their human hosts for a key micronutrient. Although queuine (pronounced KYOO-in) has been identified as essential ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Bacteria, Microbiology, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Micronutrient, Research, Valérie De Crécy-Lagard

UF/IFAS Researchers Honored for Avocado Integrated Pest Management

by Brad Buck
July 30, 2019

By Robin Koestoyo and Carolina Revilla-Vendrame University of Florida officials recognized a team of research scientists with a High Impact Research Publication award for an article published in the May 2018 edition of Applied Microbiology ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Pests & Disease
Tags: Avocado, Entomology And Nematology, High Impact Research Publication, Indian River Research And Education Center, Integrated Pest Management, Laurel Wilt, Miami-Dade County, Microbiology And Cell Science, Microcell, Research, Tropical Research And Education Center

Preventing Summer Slide Made Easy: How Youth Engaged in UF/IFAS 4-H Marine Science Camp

by Lourdes Mederos
July 23, 2019

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --- We all look forward to summer vacation. It’s when many families take time to make the most of their adventures without having to worry about school projects, tests and homework. The downside of summer school ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Coasts & Marine, Curriculum, UF/IFAS
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Camps, Extension, Leadership, Life Skills, Marine Camp, Marine Science, Research, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, Youth

UF/IFAS Environmental Researcher Honored for Leadership in Field

by Brad Buck
December 18, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A University of Florida professor and associate director of the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ School of Forest Resources and Conservation has been recognized by the North American Association ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Martha Monroe, News, North American Association For Environmental Education, Outstanding Contributions To Research In Environmental Education Award, Research, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

Florida High School Students Present Research at Prestigious Global Conference with World Food Prize Laureates

by Dana Edwards
October 29, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Five students who completed a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences program were among 210 high school students from around the world who attended the 25th Annual Global Youth Institute symposium ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Elaine Turner, Global Youth Institute, Research, World Food Prize Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium, World Food Prize Foundation

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

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