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Featured New Faculty: Paul White

by Mike Loizzo
February 10, 2026

Paul M. White is one of the newest members of the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences (SWES). He is an associate professor of soil science and coordinator of the UF/IFAS Agricultural Nutrient Management Program. Based in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Best Management Practices, Farming, Fertilizer, Nutrient Management, Nutrient Management Program, Paul M White, Precision Agriculture, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sustainable Agriculture, Water
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Enhanced efficiency fertilizers: Boosting crop production, mitigating environmental impact

by Megan Winslow
May 29, 2025

Applying fertilizer requires a careful balancing act between using too little -- which can be insufficient to support plant growth -- and applying too much, which wastes money and can hurt the environment. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Acidification, Agricultural, Agriculture, Controlled Release Fertilizer, Conventional Fertilizer, CRF, Crop Yields, Cropping Systems, Crops, Data, EEF, Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Impact, Environmental Risk, Fertilization, Fertilizer, Grower, Guide, Hardeep Singh, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Journal Of Plant Nutrition And Soil Science, Labor Costs, Megan Winslow, Nitrous Oxide, NMP, Nutrient Efficiency, Nutrient Leaching, Nutrient Management Program, Nutrient-use Efficiency, Nutrients, Plant, Rate, Research, Researchers, Review, Slow-release Fertilizer, Soil, SRF, Tool, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Yield

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