Tag: University of Florida

Farm but no fowl: How Florida aquaculture is growing the economy

by Megan Winslow
March 12, 2025

Florida’s thriving aquaculture industry is a vital part of the state’s economy, generating more than $165 million in sales annually and supporting jobs across rural and coastal communities. Recognized as agriculture by the Florida Legislature ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Alligators, Amphibians, Aquaculture, Aquatic Plants, Bait Fish, Breed, Caviar, Cedar Key Seafarms, Crustaceans, Economy, Evans Farm, Farmer, Farming, FDACS, Florida Aquaculture Plan, Florida Aquaculture Review Council, Florida Department Of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Food Fish, Heath Davis, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jane Davis, Matthew DiMaggio, Megan Winslow, Mollusks, Ornamental Fish, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Seafood, SFFGS, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Turtles, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS dietitian reveals hidden link between nutrition, dental health and overall wellness

by Megan Winslow
March 10, 2025

March is National Nutrition Month, an opportunity to reflect on diet and its impact on overall health. A powerful but often-overlooked contributor to diet’s effect on wellness is dental health. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Anti-inflammatory, Dental, Dental Health, Diet, Dietitian, Disease, Drink, Food, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Healthy, IFAS, Inflammatory, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Laura Acosta, Mediterranean Diet, National Nutrition Month, Oral Disease, Periodontal Disease, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Wellness

Consumers value domestically produced vanilla – but only when they know what they’re consuming, UF/IFAS research shows

by Megan Winslow
March 4, 2025

UF/IFAS researchers are investigating the economic potential of growing vanilla in Florida with the aim of establishing an alternative – and potentially lucrative – crop to oranges. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Crop, Economics, Extract, Food And Resource Economics Department, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jaclyn Kropp, Magagascar, Market Research, Megan Winslow, Oranges, Panel, Papua New Guinea, Research, Samples, Sensory Panel, Study, Synthetic Vanilla, Taste, Taste Test, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Vanilla, Vanilla Beans

UF/IFAS promotes Extension agent to interim district director

by Megan Winslow
February 25, 2025

UF/IFAS leadership has selected Heather Kent to lead the Northwest Extension District as interim director. Kent, based at the North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, most recently served as a regional specialized Florida 4-H ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Andra Johnson, Extension, Florida 4-H, Heather Kent, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Interim Director, Julie Dilliard, Leadership, Megan Winslow, North Florida Research And Education Center, Northwest Extension District, Programming, Promotion, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

Dead wood: Nature’s invitation to your yard

by Megan Winslow
February 24, 2025

Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay rendered the tree unsafe to stand. Arborists felled the oak, and Deitz intended to grind the stump. “I’m ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Arborist, Ask IFAS, Dead Wood, Ecological, Environment, Forest Entomology, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiri Hulcr, Katy Deitz, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, Natural, Nature, Neighborwood Watch, Plant Pathology Department, School Of Forest, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Snag, Stump, Survey, Tree, Trunk, Tyler Jones, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Urban Environment, Wendy Wilber, Wildlife Pole, Woodpecker, Woodpecker Pole

Investigador hispano de UF/IFAS liderará la primera Cátedra UNESCO de la universidad

by Luz Bahder
February 20, 2025

Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (UNESCO, por sus siglas en inglés) ha reconocido a un investigador de UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brian Myers, Catedra UNESCO, Desarrollar Materiales Educativos, Educacion, Educacion Continua, Enseñanza, Espanol, Evaluacion De Programas, Evaluación De Programas En El Departamento De Educación Y Comunicación Agrícola, Extension, Impacto, Investigador De UF/IFAS, La Ciencia Y La Cultura, Martha Wayne, Mexico, Organización De Las Naciones Unidas Para La Educación, Robert Gilbert, Scott Angle, Sebastian Galindo, Spanish, UF/IFAS, UNESCO, Universidad Veracruzana, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS researcher to lead university’s first UNESCO Chair

by Megan Winslow
February 19, 2025

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has honored a UF/IFAS researcher through selection of his proposed project, a milestone establishing the first UNESCO Chair at the university. Sebastian Galindo, an ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Brian Myers, Department Of Agricultural Education And Communication, Evaluation, Extension, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, International, Lifelong Learning, Martha Wayne, Megan Winslow, Program Evaluation, Research, Robert Gilbert, Scientific And Cultural Organization, Scott Angle, Sebastian Galindo, UF, UF/IFAS, UNESCO, UNESCO Chair, United Nations Educational, University Of Florida

Behind the scenes: How UF/IFAS risk assessments sustain Florida’s $191M aquaculture industry

by Lourdes Mederos
February 17, 2025

From vibrant tropical fish for aquarium enthusiasts to succulent shellfish served as the center of the plate, Florida’s aquaculture industry serves as an economic powerhouse and a national leader. In 2022, the state’s tropical fish ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Blog Community, Conservation, Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alligator Farming, Aquatic Environment, Aquatic Invasives, Aquatic Plant Production, BMP, Ecosystem, FDACS, Fish Tanks, Florida Aquaculture, Invasives In Florida, Jeffrey Hill, News, Ornamental Fish Farming, Risk Assessment, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Shellfish Cultivation, Species, Succeulent Shellfish, Sustainability, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, Tropical Fish, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS study identifies trust in science as key for supporting AI use in agriculture

by Megan Winslow
February 11, 2025

Trust in scientific experts – even more than understanding their work – is the strongest predictor of support for artificial intelligence applications in agriculture. The finding is among conclusions reached by a new UF/IFAS study exploring ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #AI, Agriculture, AI-supported Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Center For Public Issues Education, Cheng-Xian Yang, Crop, Database, Food, Germ Contamination, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Perception, PIE Center, Policymakers, Research, Study, Survey, Technology, Trust, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS researchers work to prevent a disease threatening your favorite chocolate

by Megan Winslow
February 10, 2025

As you nibble on a chocolate truffle or bite into a chocolate-dipped strawberry on Valentine’s Day, consider the elongated, ribbed pods of the cacao tree, which made that sweet treat possible. A group of UF/IFAS plant pathologists has partnered ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Africa, Black Bottom Rot, Black Pod Rot, Cacao, CATIE, Chocolate, Costa Rica, Disease, Erica Goss, Farming, IFAS, Inoculate, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeremy Brawner, Lab, Lesion, Mariana Herrera Corzo, Mars, Megan Winslow, Phytophthora, Phytophthora Megakarya, Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology Department, Research, Tropical Agricultural Research And Higher Education Center, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Valentine's Day

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