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Aerial view of Suwannee River

How UF scientists are predicting the future of the Suwannee River Basin

by Samantha Murray
March 10, 2021

[inlinetweet prefix="" tweeter="" suffix=""]Like so much of Florida, the Suwannee River Estuary is changing, with shifts in land- and water-use reshaping the area’s environment and economy in the next several decades.[/inlinetweet] But before ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Center For Public Issues Education, Christa Court, David Chagaris, Micheal Allen, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Ricky Telg, Suwannee River Estuary, Water Institute, Wendy Graham
image- photochemical reactor - Dr. Myoseng Jang - students - HABs study on microcystin progression study

UF scientists show how long toxins produced by HABs of blue-green algae remain in the air

by Lourdes Mederos
October 12, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. --- Rivers, lakes, and ponds are recreational destinations for swimming, fishing, boating and more. When cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cyanoHABs) form releasing toxins into these freshwater systems, there can be harmful impacts ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Air Quality, Algae, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, H. Dail Laughinghouse IV, HABs, Herbert Wertheim College Of Engineering, Microcystin, Myoseon Jang, UF IFAS Agronomy, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS SNRE, Water Institute, Water Quality

UF/IFAS engineer earns national honor for work in microirrigation

by Brad Buck
July 29, 2020

With his compact-bed geometry design, Sanjay Shukla has helped farmers around the world save on water, fertilizer and money. In Shukla’s design, taller, narrower beds of soil replace shorter, wider ones. Current beds tend to be 3-feet wide ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, American Society Of Agricultural And Biological Engineers, Calvin Arnold, Compact-bed Geometry, Microirrigation, Netafim Award, Sanjay Shukla, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Water Institute, Wendy Graham

New Website is All About Harmful Algal Blooms

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
January 13, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida has unveiled a new website to address the public’s confusion surrounding harmful algal blooms (HABs) – the causes of such events, effects and attempts to combat future blooms. Scientists from ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Family, Fisheries And Aquatic Sciences, Florida Sea Grant, Food And Resource Economics, Harmful Algal Blooms, Soil And Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Water Institute, Website, Youth And Community Sciences

UF/IFAS Scientists to Promote Importance of Agricultural Research to Congress

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 2, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Agricultural research is important not only to the livelihood of farmers, but also to every consumer who expects safe, affordable food and a healthy environment, and its success depends on public funding. That’s why ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Food And Resource Economics, Spiro Stefanou, Water Institute, Wendy Graham

UF to tackle water issues, challenges at annual symposium on Feb. 6, 7

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 31, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Water—how much we have, its quality and how we use it – is the one issue that touches every Florida resident and community. Scientists from North America will gather at the University of Florida to tackle water issues ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: IFAS, News, Symposium. Water. Conservation, Water Institute

UF Water Institute gets $5 million grant to aid region’s agriculture, environment

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 27, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida Water Institute has received a $5 million, five- year grant to promote water security for the region’s farmers, foresters and the environment. The Water Institute, a campus-wide interdisciplinary ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agriculture, Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Grant, News, Water, Water Institute

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