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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

@SWFLVegMan McAvoy earns place in the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

by Brad Buck
January 31, 2024

You ask most Southwest Florida farmers who they turn to for science-based agricultural information, and they’ll say, “Gene McAvoy.” It’s no accident the growers know him. “When I first started to work in Southwest Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Caribbean, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Farm Bureau, Gene McAvoy, Induction, New Jersey, Rutgers University, South Florida Pest And Disease Hotline, Southwest Florida, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, Vegetables

Veteran Florida Sea Grant agent takes new role as liaison at federal level

by Brad Buck
September 8, 2021

A veteran Florida Sea Grant UF/IFAS Extension agent will now work in a larger role to help mitigate harmful algal blooms nationwide. For 17 years as an Extension agent, Betty Staugler has been based at the UF/IFAS Extension Charlotte County ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Betty Staugler, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, Harmful Algal Blooms, Liaison, Marine-dependent Businesses, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration, Remote Sensing, Sherry Larkin, Southwest Florida

UF economic report details select marine industry and tourism impacts from 2018 red tide event

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
August 2, 2021

A survey on the 2018 red tide event was conducted in 2020 for those in marine-dependent industries operating out of Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Monroe, Pinellas and Sarasota counties. Charter/for-hire businesses that ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Andrew Ropicki, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Red Tide, Southwest Florida

There’s no Stopping This ‘Retired’ UF/IFAS Extension Agent

by Brad Buck
November 5, 2019

IMMOKALEE, Fla. --- He may hold the title “emeritus,” which means “retired,” but Gene McAvoy remains active with UF/IFAS Extension and research, helping bring farmers’ concerns back to UF/IFAS scientists. In fact, he just won the Researcher ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: Florida Tomato Committee, Gene McAvoy, Hendry County, Research Of The Year, Southwest Florida, UF/IFAS Extension