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Knowing your corn’s needs better: Optimize irrigation with a new app

by Brad Buck
March 13, 2025

University of Florida researchers have developed an app that will help farmers reduce the risk of over- or under-watering their crops. Scientists from UF/IFAS, Auburn and the University of Georgia designed and are refining the app, courtesy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, App, Irrigation, Irrigation App, Prec-ag, Precision, Root Zone Soil Moisture, Soil Moisture Sensor, Ziwen Yu

UF/IFAS Extension helps Southwest Florida by reducing water use on farm by 40%

by Brad Buck
January 15, 2025

Sakata Seed America Inc. shares the same water as urban residents in Southwest Florida. So, farm manager Cory Dombrowski wanted to see if he could irrigate more efficiently at the research farm east of Fort Myers. He did. With the help of ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation
Tags: App, Cory Dombrowski, Cost-share Program, Craig Frey, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Fort Myers, Nutrient Savings, Research Farm, Sakata Seed Inc., Saving, Soil Moisture Sensor, Southwest Florida, Sowing Sustainability, Vegetable Extension Agent, Water, Water Savings

Researchers show how forested areas affect water resources in Florida

by Samantha Murray
May 23, 2022

When rain falls on a forest, some of that water eventually flows into water bodies like rivers, wetlands, and aquifers. Scientists call this flow of water forest water yield, and how much water yield is produced depends on several factors. ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: Ecosystem Services, Matthew Cohen, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Soil Moisture Sensor

Agricultural Producers Urged to Learn About Irrigating Wisely at Free UF Event

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 6, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County will host a free event highlighting water-saving technologies available to agricultural producers and how this equipment has already aided growers in the area. Irrigating Wisely in Florida’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Farm, Farming, Irrigation, Soil Moisture Sensor, Technology, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, Water, Water Conservation

Northeast Florida Farms Test ‘Eyes in the Ground’ Through UF Program

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 10, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farming is a business of uncertainty. Through droughts and downpours, generations of Florida farmers have continued to till the land and contribute to a multibillion-dollar industry for the state. But agricultural innovations ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Agricultural Best Management Practices, Agricultural Industry, Charles Barrett, Crops, Irrigation, Soil Moisture Sensor, Tatiana Sanchez, Technology, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, UF/IFAS Extension Northeast District, Water