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Florida Citrus ‘Box’ Taxes To Go Unchanged
Florida Citrus. Source: UF Citrus
The Florida Citrus Commission on Thursday did not propose increasing “box” taxes charged to citrus growers as th [...]
UF/IFAS Researchers Work To Make Beer Hops A Florida Crop
Hops Aroma Testing (Photo Courtesy: UF Photography)
Although plenty of Florida’s craft brewers advertise their libations as brewed with state-grow [...]
Tourists To Continue Getting Taste Of Florida
Florida Oranges (File)
Free orange juice will continue to flow at Florida interstate welcome centers while state citrus officials adjust to a pend [...]
It’s Hurricane Preparedness Week — Innovative Technology To Evaluate Forest Damage Helps With Rapid Response Post-Storm
Photos: Trees damaged from Hurricane Idalia in 2023. (Photo: UF/IFAS)
With Hurricane Preparedness Week kicking off today, University of Florida In [...]
780 Wildfires Have Burned 18,740 Acres In Florida So Far In 2024
Fire (File)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Forest Service are highlighting the dangers of wildfire arson durin [...]
This Mother’s Day, Consider Giving Mom The Experience Of UF/IFAS Extension
A mother and two daughters pick blueberries at a U-pick farm. By Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS photography.
Pondering a gift for Mother’s Day? Does she enj [...]
Florida Family Farm Preserved Through Rural And Family Lands Protection Program
Holifield Family Farms, Old Town, Florida
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced Wednesday the preservation of a Florida fam [...]
How Many Plants Are In Your Yard? UF Study Finds High Plant Diversity In Residential Landscapes
Olesya Malakhova examines a plant species in Gainesville as part of the plant diversity study. (Courtesy, Kacey Russo)
When you look at your yard, [...]
Machine-Harvestable Tomatoes Available From UF/IFAS; Growers Hope Cultivars Can Help Lower Labor Cost
Jessica Chitwood-Brown, a UF/IFAS tomato breeder and an assistant professor of horticultural sciences at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center [...]
Blackberries In Florida May Become Even More Nutritious In The Future
Blackberries from the breeding program at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. Courtesy Alexander Schaller, UF/IFAS.
Blackberries [...]