Tag: USDA-NIFA

AI could reduce the amount farmers spray to control strawberry pest

by Brad Buck
April 27, 2021

Artificial intelligence that might use smartphone images could lead to more accurate, early detection of a pest that ruins strawberries, a $300 million dollar-a-year industry in Florida. University of Florida scientists have developed a smartphone ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Control, Damage, Daniel Lee, Deep Learning, Detection, Detection Box, Entomology And Nematology, Environment, Images, Mites, Oscar Liburd, Smartphone, Spray, Strawberries, Twospotted Spider Mite, USDA-NIFA

University of Florida citrus faculty highly sought after as research partners in fight against greening

by Brad Buck
November 23, 2020

By: Ruth Borger, 517-803-7631, rborger@ufl.edu MEDIA CONTACT: Brad Buck, 813-757-2224 (office); 352-852641(cell); bradbuck@ufl.edu University of Florida citrus researchers continue to be sought out as partners in ground-breaking research ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Huanglongbing, Indian River Research And Education Center, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Citrus Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA-NIFA

New NIFA-funded research to examine cover crops in organic vegetable production systems

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 16, 2020

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture just announced funding for a project comprising an interdisciplinary team from the University of Florida. The three-year project, “Quantifying the nitrogen cycling ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citra, Cover Crops, Entomology And Nematology, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Grant Project, Horticultural Sciences Department, Nematology, Nifa, Organic, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Research, Sarah Strauss, Soil And Water Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, USDA Organic, USDA-NIFA, USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research And Extension Initiative, Xin Zhao, Zane Grabau

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