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UF/IFAS Field Days: Boosting Agricultural Knowledge For Florida Growers
Bob Hochmuth, assistant director of the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center-Suwannee Valley, presents new information to farmers at t [...]
Florida Senator Reintroduces Farmworker Housing Bill After DeSantis Veto
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signing HB 1365 (File)
After Florida Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a proposal in June aimed at addressing housing for migrant [...]
University Of Florida Tops Nation In Agricultural Sciences Research For 6th Consecutive Year
Xiaoping Xin, postdoctoral research associate, works in a UF/IFAS laboratory at the Indian River Research and Education Center. (Tyler Jones, UF/IFAS [...]
USDA Selects UF/IFAS To Lead Food Safety Education Program
USDA
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has selected a UF/IFAS-run center for food safety training to coordinate similar f [...]
UF/IFAS Scientists Develop Method For Detecting DNA Of Invasive Snakes In Florida
Brian Bahder in his lab at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
Courtesy UF/IFAS
Scientists at the University of Florida have [...]
Florida Secures $47 Million For Peace River Valley Conservation Projects
Ryals Cattle Company
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced the allocation of $47 million in state and federal funding t [...]
Hurricane Helene: Florida Ag Production Losses Top $40M, UF Economists Estimate
NHC Update: Hurricane Helene Strengthens Before Florida Landfall
The agricultural production losses Florida experienced due to Hurricane Helene ha [...]
Florida Commissioner Of Agriculture Announces Major Land Preservation Effort In Hendry County
Howard Cattle Corporation
HENDRY COUNTY, Fla. - Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson has announced a significant expansion of the st [...]
Following Hurricane Milton, Florida Growers Show Resilience In Ensuring Fresh Strawberries Are Available This Season
Hands holding strawberries. Courtesy, UF/IFAS photography
Florida strawberry growers are a resilient bunch. They’ve survived the back-to-back punc [...]
UF/IFAS And Florida Sea Grant Secure $250K NOAA Grant To Cultivate Seaweed Aquaculture
Ashley Smyth with her wave machine model at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead.
Atlantic subtropical seaweed is makin [...]