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USDA Announces Funding Opportunities For Food System Initiatives
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently announced several funding opportunities for good system initiatives.
“Federal grants [...]
‘Can I Have That Candy Bar?’ More Than Anyone, Kids Influence Our Impulse Buying
Mommy, Daddy, I want that candy bar. Can we get it? Please?
As a parent, you might acquiesce when your child suddenly asks you to buy an item or t [...]
Florida Cattlewomen Offering Trade School Scholarship
The Florida CattleWomen’s Association is offering a $500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior enrolled in a trade or technical school.
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UF/IFAS Connects Small Scale Growers With Post-Covid-19 Digital Marketing Options
By: Lourdes Mederos
Small-scale grower operations have their advantages despite being challenged by access to large markets and limits on resource [...]
UF/IFAS Hosts English, Spanish COVID-19 Safety Webinars For Farm Labor Supervisors To Protect Workers
By popular demand, UF/IFAS experts at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center will hold bilingual webinars later this month titled, ‘Farm [...]
UF/IFAS, Australia Formalize To Collaborate On Fruit, Crop Research
By: Lourdes Mederos
HOMESTEAD, Fla. --- The highly coveted vanilla spice, along with mangoes and passionfruit are at the root of a collaborative a [...]
UF/IFAS Extension Announces New Director
ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Four weeks ago, Grantly Ricketts made the switch from UF/IFAS Extension Osceola to Extension St. Lucie County to fulfill a role he [...]
Genetic Testing Shows Some ‘Touch-Me-Not’ Flowers Resist Deadly Disease
BALM, Fla. – If you’re impatient for impatiens, a University of Florida scientist has good news for you: Some varieties of the popular flower resist [...]
University Of Florida Graduate Student Sees The Future Of Worldwide Crop Production In New Cultivars
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Martin Zapien scans long rows of tree canopies each morning and thinks about how the future of food production will advance with [...]
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Right to Farm Bill Following Overwhelming Legislative Support
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 88, Farming Operations, preserving Florida’s agricultural heritage and modernizing Florida’s Right to Farm Act [...]