Whether you dine on a traditional holiday meal this year – or opt for something more exotic — keep safety in mind. That starts with shopping and goes through preparing the feast and storing leftovers. We talked to Keith Schneider, a UF/IFAS professor of food…
Read More Cleanliness And Temperature Key To Safe Holiday Meals
Agriculture is an integral part of Florida’s economy, directly contributing over $10 billion in sales revenues annually and supporting over 133,000 jobs. But farmers face numerous challenges: pests, diseases, labor, rising costs and more. To protect crop yields and the environment, the University of Florida…
Read More AI Center Coming To Gulf Coast Research And Education Center; Will Provide Boost For Agriculture
Stationed at UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS IRREC) in Fort Pierce, Sandra Guzmán is an assistant professor whose research and extension work are all about water and how to conserve it. She applies precision irrigation technologies for the management of water resources…
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Honey bees not only create an agricultural product, they help facilitate the Florida agriculture industry, pollinating crops and bolstering our food supply. When Hurricane Ian made landfall last week, many of the local colonies were devastated, said Amy Vu, a statewide apiculture Extension specialist with…
Read More FAQs: Hurricane Ian Impacts To Beekeeping In Florida
LAKE ALFRED, Fla.— Americans’ love affair with sugar can be a deadly attraction that sometimes leads to major health problems, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. Finding natural, non-caloric sugar substitutes is desirable but challenging. However, researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food…
Read More UF Researchers Find New Sugar Substitutes In Citrus That Could Change Food, Beverage Industry
A new University of Florida study has found that local residential fertilizer ordinances help improve water quality in nearby lakes, but the timing of fertilizer restrictions influences how effective they are. Using 30 years of water quality data gathered by the UF/IFAS LAKEWATCH program from…
Read More University Of Florida Study Shows Fertilizer Ordinances Improve Water Quality, But Timing Matters
Parasitic nematodes are responsible for about $125 billion in annual crop loss worldwide, and they can cause farmers to lose up to 80% of their tomato yield. “The situation with nematodes is exacerbated by an emerging concern in agriculture: the effect of warming nighttime temperatures.…
Read More UF-Led Research To Help Cope With Parasitic Nematodes, Which Cause $125B In Crop Losses Worldwide
Consumer demand for locally grown fruit and vegetables and manufactured food products has led to an increase of farm stands, farmers markets, and a variety of small enterprises, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These small, local pop-ups present an opportunity for growers and…
Read More Find Your Frugal: Six Tips To Savings At Florida Farmers Markets
Anthracnose fruit rot plagues blueberries, especially in Florida. In fact, it’s among the fruit’s most damaging diseases. To manage the disease, farmers normally spray the crop with fungicides, but on a calendar basis – in other words, every two or three weeks. So, a few…
Read More UF-Developed Web-Based Tool Helps Blueberry Growers Control Disease
Coral reef ecosystems are severely threatened by pollution, disease, overharvesting and other factors. For thousands of years, long-spined sea urchins helped keep reefs intact. They eat seaweed, which can kill or seriously damage coral. Without coral, reefs suffer severe consequences, including diminished ability to support…
Read More University Of Florida Research Shows A Step Toward Restoring Sea Urchins: ‘The Lawnmowers Of Reefs’