The UF/IFAS South Florida Beef Forage Program is hosting a Herd Health Seminar on Tuesday, May 26 from 5:30–8 PM at Arcadia Stockyard, focused on practical management strategies you can take home and use. Topics will include calf management practices that pay, setting heifers up for success, and a producer panel discussion with real-world insight. Registration is […]
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by LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS It often starts with something small, such as a new bird in a branch, a vibrant butterfly in a yard, a colorful plant growing through a crack in the sidewalk or as part of a lawn. Suddenly, you are engaged and can’t help but snap a photo with your smartphone to
USDA Issues Updated Citrus Harvest Forecast Up 200,000 Boxes From January’s Estimate BARTOW, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its April 2026 citrus crop forecast, revising estimates for the 2025-2026 harvest season from its January outlook. Florida citrus growers are expected to harvest 12.2 million boxes of oranges this season, an increase of 200,000 boxes from
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by MEREDITH-BAUER MITCHELL, UF/IFAS Preventing or eliminating joint pain in your horses can make the difference between a wonderful quality of life for them or a painful life with limited activity. That’s why researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF/IFAS) are studying equine joint pain to understand the root
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by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Strawberry growers pour roughly $130 million a year, nationally, into a surprisingly stubborn problem: a part of the plant that sabotages fruit production. These fast-growing offshoots – called “runners” – stretch out from the mother plant like botanical escape artists, siphoning energy that would otherwise go into plump, market-ready berries. University
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is pleased to announce that its 2026 Flavors of Florida fundraising event raised $13,000 for the UF therapeutic horticulture program . The funding will be used to support the program, which works to decrease stress and boost positivity for students, hospital patients
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On April 2, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the permanent protection of nearly 1,450 acres of working Florida agricultural land through the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Rural and Family Lands Protection Program. Rural lands protection easements prevent future development of the land and allow agriculture operations to continue
by MEREDITH-BAUER MITCHELL, UF/IFAS Preventing or eliminating joint pain in your horses can make the difference between a wonderful quality of life for them or a painful life with limited activity. That’s why researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF/IFAS) are studying equine joint pain to understand the root
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by LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS From artificial intelligence that can diagnose palm diseases to drone technology tracking tree health from above, the Palm Quest 2026 Conference will spotlight the future of palm science when it returns to Fort Lauderdale on April 21-22. Hosted by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) in collaboration with
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS Without Googling, do you know what UF/IFAS is? That’s one question a team of public policy researchers from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) wants to answer. The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center) is asking Floridians to complete a brief questionnaire about how
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