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A week after Hurricane Ian stormed across Florida, farmers and ranchers continue waiting for flood waters to recede to get a full picture of the destruction to citrus groves and cattle operations. The storm killed at least 200 cows at a dairy farm in Myakka…
Read More Florida Farmers Try To Sort Out Hurricane Ian Damage
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Read More FAQs: Hurricane Ian Impacts To Beekeeping In Florida
As they begin to assess groves damaged by Hurricane Ian, Southwest Florida citrus growers are seeing conditions potentially worse than after Hurricane Irma, which played a key role in citrus production falling by more than one-third in 2017. Matt Joyner, executive vice president and CEO…
Read More Florida Citrus Growers Face ‘Gamut Of Damages’ From Ian
Florida’s already-struggling citrus industry could take a hit from Hurricane Ian. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences said Wednesday that 375,000 acres of citrus groves could be affected by the massive hurricane, including 175,000 acres where hurricane-strength winds are expected and…
Read More Citrus In Florida Could Take Direct Hurricane Hit
A judge Friday rejected an attempt by federal antitrust officials to block U.S. Sugar Corp. from purchasing another large player in the sugar industry. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice, which filed a lawsuit last year in Delaware to…
Read More U.S. Sugar Gets Go-Ahead On Purchase Of Imperial Sugar Co.
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
As they prepare for the 2022-2023 season, Florida citrus growers are using 32,046 fewer acres than during the past season and about half of what was used two decades ago, according to a federal report. With the industry coming off perhaps its least-productive season in…
Read More Florida Citrus Acres Getting Squeezed
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
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