Study Highlights Effective Communication Strategies to Prevent Tick-Borne Diseases in Florida Cattle Industry
by MEREDITH BAUER, UF/IFAS If you’re working with the Florida cattle industry and you’re trying...
UF/IFAS Awards $321K in AI Grants to Advance Ag-Tech Industry
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is...
USDA’s First 2025-26 Citrus Crop Estimate Forecasts 12 Mil. Boxes of Oranges
BARTOW, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its first citrus crop forecast of...
Feeling Stressed? Help Yourself by Stepping Into the Shade of Trees
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Have you ever considered a walk in a tree-shaded park to...
Center Scientists Aim to Solve Citrus Greening First, Then Other Crop Diseases
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS University of Florida scientists are joining forces at the Crop Transformation...
Florida 4-H Alumnus Gives Inspiring TEDx Talk on Grit, Overcoming Uncertainty
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS As a freshman in college, Ben Wolking nearly drowned doing the...
From 5,000 Strawberries to DNA Breakthrough: Doctoral Grad Sweetens the Future of Fruit
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS As we enter the height of Florida’s strawberry production season, many...
Fourth-Graders Discover Harsh Conditions of Pioneer Life in Florida
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Imagine 19th century Florida: sweltering heat with no air conditioning, swarms of...
Ag Commissioner Simpson Announces Opening of Application Cycle for Rural and Family Lands Protection Program
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — On December 15, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced the opening of...
Cultivars Abound in Florida This Strawberry Season
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Florida’s late fall and winter don’t just bring cooler, less humid...
AI Center Aims to Put Technology Directly Into Growers’ Hands
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS It’s one thing to listen to a farmer describe the challenges...
Florida Rises to the Challenge: 32,773 Jars of Peanut Butter Spreads Hope to the State’s Hungry
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS From creamy to crunchy, thousands of jars of peanut butter are...
Florida Cattlemen’s Institute & Allied Trade Show Set for January 15 in Wauchula
Mark your calendars! Thursday, January 15, 2026 is the 43rd Annual Florida Cattlemen’s Institute & Allied Trade...
Dollar Stores May Increase Food Deserts in Under-Resourced US Cities
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS A new study from University of Florida food economists has found...
New MREC Faculty Member Will Focus on Greenhouse Management and Education
by MEREDITH BAUER, UF/IFAS Horticultural scientist Uttara Samarakoon has joined the University of Florida Institute...
Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions
(Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025) – President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke...
New Termite Species With Whalelike Features Discovered
by LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS In the canopies of a South American rainforest, a tiny soldier...
AI Center Goal to Put Technology Directly Into Growers’ Hands to Solve Problems
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS It’s one thing to listen to a farmer describe the challenges...
Florida Strawberry Season Bursts With Sweetness
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Florida’s late fall and winter don’t just bring cooler, less humid...
Secretary Rollins Announces $30 Mil. Food Purchase to Back U.S. Producers
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Monday, Nov. 24, the U.S...