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AI-Powered Precision Spraying Slashes Herbicide Use For Florida Tomato Farmers

AI-Powered Precision Spraying Slashes Herbicide Use For Florida Tomato Farmers

New UF/IFAS Research Shows 71% Reduction in Herbicide, Significant Cost Savings for Growers Simple and Light Florida Tomato Stacker Salad (Fresh F [...]
US Farms Under Attack? Trump Admin Unveils Plan To Shield Farmland From Foreign Grasp

US Farms Under Attack? Trump Admin Unveils Plan To Shield Farmland From Foreign Grasp

New 'Farm Security Action Plan' Targets China, Combats IP Theft, and Declares "Food Security is National Security" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Ro [...]
New Era, New Risks: Florida’s Tree Canopy Under Threat As Licensing Ordinance Sunsets

New Era, New Risks: Florida’s Tree Canopy Under Threat As Licensing Ordinance Sunsets

Property Owners and Managers at a Crossroads as UF Experts Urge Certified Tree Care Amidst Regulation Changes Palm Trees Blowing As Hurricane Idal [...]
Preserve The Harvest: UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Hosts Tomato Canning Workshop

Preserve The Harvest: UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Hosts Tomato Canning Workshop

Learn Essential Water Bath Canning Techniques This July in Dade City Ball Mason Jars DADE CITY, Fla. - Home preservers and culinary enthusiasts [...]
University Of Florida Scientist To Create Hurricane Crop Damage AI

University Of Florida Scientist To Create Hurricane Crop Damage AI

New AI to Help Farmers After Hurricanes Crop damage – This image shows crop damage after Hurricane Ian. Courtesy, UF/IFAS. Farmers across Flori [...]
UF/IFAS Researchers Uncover Hurricane Helene’s Hidden Threat To Timber Industry

UF/IFAS Researchers Uncover Hurricane Helene’s Hidden Threat To Timber Industry

A pine forest habitat at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station, a UF research, teaching and Extension facility in Melrose. (Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS) As t [...]
Trump Admin Unleashes Plan To Protect U.S. Cattle From New World Screwworm Threat

Trump Admin Unleashes Plan To Protect U.S. Cattle From New World Screwworm Threat

New World Screwworm (CDC) The Trump administration today launched an aggressive, multi-pronged strategy to combat the potential spread of New Worl [...]
Sunshine State Hops: UF/IFAS Cultivates Thriving New Industry For Florida Craft Beer

Sunshine State Hops: UF/IFAS Cultivates Thriving New Industry For Florida Craft Beer

Hops Aroma Testing (Photo Courtesy: UF Photography) A decade ago, the idea of commercially viable hops grown in Florida was considered impossible. [...]
Florida Protects Over 78,000 Acres, Closing Major Gap In Ocala-To-Osceola Wildlife Corridor

Florida Protects Over 78,000 Acres, Closing Major Gap In Ocala-To-Osceola Wildlife Corridor

Florida Protects Over 78,000 Acres, Closing Major Gap In Ocala-To-Osceola Wildlife Corridor In a move for conservation, Governor Ron DeSantis, Att [...]
Florida Scientists Cultivate Virtual Strawberries To Grow A Smarter Future For Farming

Florida Scientists Cultivate Virtual Strawberries To Grow A Smarter Future For Farming

Dana Choi, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, is seen in her lab at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Cent [...]
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