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UF Project Hopes To ‘Certify’ Appropriate Plants As Wildlife-Friendly
By: Brad Buck
Increasingly, consumers want plants that support wildlife, such as pollinators. That’s why UF/IFAS researchers are combining hard an [...]
University Of Florida Wildlife Ecologists Teach Public To Help Boost Bluebird Population
As pest-eaters, Eastern bluebirds benefit Florida farmers. Not only that, they’re cute. Two good reasons Hance Ellington has started a program to pre [...]
UF/IFAS, Miami Chocolatier Cook Up Winning Recipes With Florida-Grown Vanilla
By: Lourdes Mederos
What happens if you mix a cacao bean with a vanilla bean produced from a specific Florida-grown vanilla cultivar? The outcome [...]
Robots May Eventually Help Kill Weeds That Impede Strawberry Yield
Strawberries growing in plasticulture at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm, Florida.Credit: UF/IFAS photography."
BALM, [...]
Seeds Of Change, Grant Will Help Farmers Face Challenges Of Climate Change
By: Tory Moore
APOPKA, Fla. - Farmers around the world face unique challenges in their effort to provide abundant, safe, and flavorful food. One o [...]
New Florida-Friendly Plant App Guides You To The Right Plants For A Sustainable Landscape
As you’re finishing your spring planting, you can use a new, free UF/IFAS tool to help them select the right native and ornamental plants and turf fo [...]
UF/IFAS Tropical Fruit Tuesdays Sows What You Need To Grow, Maintain Tropical Fruit Trees
For some, the pandemic brought with it an unexpected interest in all things gardening and growing, including cultivating herbs, vegetables and fr [...]
UF Scientists Discover How A Native Fish Prevents The Establishment Of A Globally Invasive Species
RUSKIN, Fla. - In the battle of mosquitofish against guppies, University of Florida scientists found that the native mosquitofish won, and that’s goo [...]
Sarasota County Sheriff Ag Unit Seizes 33 Cattle, Dilapidated And Starving
SARASOTA COUNTY, FL. - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office seized 33 cattle Monday in Sarasota at the intersection of Lorraine and Fruitville Roads. [...]
UF/IFAS Develops Blueberry Cultivar Selection Tool For Florida Growers
As growers wind down this year’s Florida blueberry season, they can look to a new UF/IFAS tool to help them decide whether to remove any existing blu [...]