UF/IFAS
Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

Tag: water

Ona Field Day: An eight-decade tradition of presenting scientific data to help cattle producers


October 1, 2024

For the past 81 years, faculty and staff at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center have hosted Ona Field Day to update ranchers and land managers with the latest scientific information. The next field day will ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: #aiatuf, Animal Sciences, Beef Cattle Forage, Brent Sellers, Coyotes, Golmar Golmohammadi, Groundwater, Hance Ellington, Hannah Baker, Joao Vendramini, Maria Silveira, Ona Field Day, Philipe Moriel, Probiotics, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Water, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Southern scientists use artificial intelligence to reduce costs, labor on farms


September 17, 2024

Scientists throughout the South are using artificial intelligence (AI) to help growers save labor costs and time, spray with precision, detect diseases, control food quality, maintain animal health and help grow wheat.   University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture
Tags: #aiatuf, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agroview, Arnold Schumann, Citrus Research And Education Center, Daniel Lee, Drones, Fort Valley State University, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Land-grant Universities, Nathan Boyd, Oklahoma State University, Precision Agriculture, Precision Weed-spraying, Precision-ag, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Strawberries, Tree Canopy, University Of Georgia, Variable-rate Fertilizer, Virginia Tech, Water, Yiannis Ampatzidis
Cattle grazing in a field lined with trees in the background, on a sunny day.

Researchers to study the impact of crop rotation and grazing on soil health and productivity


July 2, 2024

A team of UF/IFAS researchers will use federal funding to study the impact of crop rotation and grazing on soil health and productivity. The goal is to explore innovative methods to enhance agricultural sustainability. Scientists in the Department ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Cover Crops, Gabriel Maltais-Landry, Kaile Zhang, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Sunny Liao, Water

UF research: Proper grazing-land management can increase soil carbon storage, but more research needed


April 16, 2024

Soil can store carbon, reducing greenhouse gas concentrations from the atmosphere, and managing grazing lands in the best ways can increase their ability to provide these important ecosystems services. But insufficient research into how to ... READ MORE

Category: Farm Management, Livestock
Tags: Carbon Market, Carbon Sequestration, Grazing Lands, Greenhouse Gas, Land Management, Maria Silveira, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Water
Image of map of Tanzania with inset photo of man walking

Gators 4 Mercy: A Journey in Water Security with Water 4 Mercy


February 28, 2024

As a graduate student at the University of Florida in 2021, Anthony Halcyon saw a local news segment that he credits for changing the trajectory of his academic and humanitarian endeavors as a scientist. It showcased the impactful work of Water ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, Water
Tags: Anthony Bolesta, Anthony Halcyon, Humanitarian, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Water

From hoops star to AI scientist, UF/IFAS researcher hopes to help Florida farmers protect their soil


August 22, 2023

Basketball took center stage for Nikos Tziolas as he grew up in Greece. It shaped him into a team player, a trait he took into his career as an agricultural engineer. His team even earned second place in the Greek adult (17-18 years old) ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Basketball, Greece, Machine Learning, Nikos Tziolas, Precision Agriculture, Precision-ag, Remote Sensing, Soil, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Spectroscopy, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Water
river with mountain in the background

Are rivers big streams or flowing lakes?


March 9, 2021

New research published in the journal Biogeochemistry focuses on how mid-sized river nutrient cycling works. Is it more like a big stream or a flowing lake? Dr. AJ Reisinger, assistant professor of urban soil and water quality in the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: A.J. Reisinger, Environmental Biogeochemistry, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Water
decorative image

Land and Water Lab students earn national recognition for their research


February 24, 2021

Research from two graduate students in the UF Land and Water Lab is earning recognition at the national and state level. Dr. Sam Smidt, assistant professor of watershed science in the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department, leads the research ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Fisheries, Gretchen Stokes, Sam Smidt, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Trista Brophy, UF Land And Water Lab, Water
mobile phone with headphones attached

Podcast series features UF/IFAS water researchers


July 9, 2020

Faculty and graduate students in the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department went behind the microphone for a new podcast series. Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC) students involved in the Streaming Science project interviewed ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water
Tags: Podcast, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Streaming Science, Water