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The Science Of Crave: International Flavor Summit Heads To Orlando This March
Yu Wang, associate professor of food science and human nutrition at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center. Courtesy, Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS [...]
Florida Lawmakers Roll Out TEMP Act To Shield Farmers From Costly Deep Freezes
Farming (File)
The unpredictable nature of American weather has left many specialty crop growers out in the cold—literally and financially. To bri [...]
Is Your Garden Toasted Or Just Resting? UF Experts Help Florida Landscapes Bounce Back
Cold Stressed Landscape (Lourdes Mederos)
The back-to-back hits of biting cold fronts, abrasive winds, and a stubborn drought have left many Flori [...]
Florida Under Siege: The Multi-Billion Dollar Appetite Creeping North
Coptotermes gestroi, commonly known as the Asian subterranean termite, is a small species of termite that lives underground. Credit: UF/IFAS Thomas C [...]
Florida Growers Left Shivering As Record Cold Bites Into Citrus Harvest
Florida Citrus Average By County (AccuWeather)
Florida residents woke up to a scene more common in the Midwest than the Sunshine State this week a [...]
Farmers Win Big As EPA Ends Corporate Lockdown On Tractor Repairs
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin sits down with American farmers from Missouri to celebrate National Agriculture Day, and discuss challenges and opportun [...]
Florida’s Orange Groves Shiver Under $15 Billion “Bomb Cyclone” Blast
Florida Oranges (File)
A brutal one-two punch of the "bomb cyclone" and a deep Arctic freeze has left a massive trail of economic destruction acro [...]
Florida Braces For Deep Freeze As Farmers Scramble To Save Winter Crops
Strawberry consumers love the fruit’s sweet flavor, and University of Florida scientists are trying to meet that desire, while also helping growers p [...]
Florida Land Rush: Farmers Line Up To Save Soil From Sprawl
Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Preservation of Double Eagle Ranch in Volusia County
Hundreds of Florida farmers and ranchers are rushing t [...]
Hillsborough County Deep Freeze Incoming: How To Save Your Well Pump From Burning Out
Well Pump
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Residents in Eastern Hillsborough County need to get ready for a significant cold snap. According to the Nat [...]