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Hispanic Heritage Profile: Sandra Guzmán
Sandra Guzmán, a UF/IFAS assistant professor and award-winning engineer uses artificial intelligence to conserve water.
Stationed at UF/IFAS India [...]
Florida Citrus Growers Head Into ‘Tough’ Year
Florida citrus growers face the possibility of producing the smallest crop since the Great Depression, which might be overly optimistic for an in [...]
Florida Farmers Try To Sort Out Hurricane Ian Damage
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 [...]
FAQs: Hurricane Ian Impacts To Beekeeping In Florida
Credit: Jason Deeringer
Honey bees not only create an agricultural product, they help facilitate the Florida agriculture industry, pollinating cro [...]
Florida Citrus Growers Face ‘Gamut Of Damages’ From Ian
As they begin to assess groves damaged by Hurricane Ian, Southwest Florida citrus growers are seeing conditions potentially worse than after Hurr [...]
Citrus In Florida Could Take Direct Hurricane Hit
Florida’s already-struggling citrus industry could take a hit from Hurricane Ian.
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultura [...]
U.S. Sugar Gets Go-Ahead On Purchase Of Imperial Sugar Co.
A judge Friday rejected an attempt by federal antitrust officials to block U.S. Sugar Corp. from purchasing another large player in the sugar ind [...]
UF Researchers Find New Sugar Substitutes In Citrus That Could Change Food, Beverage Industry
by: Ruth Borger, Photo: Dr. Yu Wang, associate professor food science and human nutrition at the UF/IFAS Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake [...]
Florida Citrus Acres Getting Squeezed
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 [...]
University Of Florida Study Shows Fertilizer Ordinances Improve Water Quality, But Timing Matters
Credit: Tyler Jones
A new University of Florida study has found that local residential fertilizer ordinances help improve water quality in nearby [...]