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UF/IFAS Scientists Launch Statewide Landscape Water Use Survey To Enhance Water Conservation Efforts
Lawn Sprinklers (File)
Looking for ways to help save on your household water bill? Wondering how often to irrigate the lawn? Perhaps you are looki [...]
Florida Ag Commissioner Urges Wildfire Preparations
Wildfire (File)
Florida had a wetter winter than last year, but state officials are advising people to prepare for drier conditions that will incr [...]
New Study Shows Seafood Waste Less Profound Than Previously Thought
Shrimp being weighed at the dock. Photo by UF/IFAS
A new study shows seafood food loss and waste in the United States is approximately 22.7%, a dr [...]
What’s Next For UF/IFAS Scientists On The Removal Of Burmese Pythons From The Florida Everglades?
UF/IFAS wildlife biologist, Michelle Bassis, holds a large female Burmese pythons captured near one of our tagged male pythons in Everglades Francis [...]
Florida Ag Commissioner Highlights Record-Setting Prescribed Fire Season
Commissioner Wilton Simpson Highlights Record-Setting Prescribed Fire Season
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson highlighted Wednesday [...]
$122M Florida Agricultural Land Deal Teed Up
Florida Preserve At Sunset (Unsplash)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet on Tuesday will consider a $122 million proposal to buy agri [...]
University Of Florida-Developed Web-Based Tool Will Help Growers Reduce Climate Variability Risks
Work being done on a farm. Courtesy, UF/IFAS photography
A new University of Florida-developed web-based tool will help growers reduce risks that [...]
Florida Ag Commissioner Simpson Announces Preservation Of Over 100,000 Acres Of Agricultural Lands
Syfrett Ranch in Highlands and Glades counties. Photo by Wildpath
With the recent formalization of rural land easements on Adams Ranch and Buck Is [...]
Bill Could Clear Way For Farmworker Housing
Farm Source: File Photo
Florida’s agriculture industry hopes a newly passed bill that would limit local regulations on farmworker housing will bol [...]
‘False Shamrock’ More Likely To Herald Headaches Than Luck
By: Megan Winslow. Photos of oxalis: Please credit Annette Chandler UF/IFAS
Florida residents seeking a dose of luck this St. Patrick’s Day likely [...]