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FFVA announces Class 13 of emerging leaders program
Administered by the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation, the creation of the Emerging Leader Development Program... more
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The CIW’s Nely Rodriguez (right) leads a conversation on protection against retaliation under the Fair Food Program during a recent Worker-to-Worker Education session on a Fair Food Program Participating Farm, as two volunteers display an FFP drawing depicting a supervisor scolding a worker for speaking up on the job.
Harvard Law School hails Fair Food Program as model for human rights
Thirty years ago, farmwork in Immokalee was laden with abuse at virtually every turn. more
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USDA and NASA advance exploration and science
The agreement affirms the two agencies’ interest in continuing their longstanding partnership on... more
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Scientists see bright future as they seek savory strawberries
Strawberry consumers love the fruit’s sweet flavor, and University of Florida scientists are trying to meet that desire... more
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UF/IFAS Extension entrepreneurship program grows new Florida farmers
This summer and fall, UF/IFAS Extension will host the Ag Entrepreneurship Series, a program... more
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Ranches are important part of wildlife habitat
Ranches may contain more wildlife than live on the wildlife preserves ... more
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Farmerworkers are marching from Pahokee to Palm Beach this week. [Photo courtesy CIW]
Build a Better World March continues
Another day, another 12 miles of progress as marchers neared the halfway mark ... more
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Increase in egg prices due to avian flu and rising costs of grain, fuel and labor
Some consumers are experiencing sticker shock at the high price of eggs in the grocery store. more
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Florida contractor sentenced for forced labor of Mexican farmworkers
The owner of a Florida farm labor company was sentenced to 118 months in prison for leading a multi-state conspiracy involving forced labor of Mexican farm workers. more
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EPA to reconsider use of bee-killing pesticide
On Dec. 21, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to reconsider its decision to expand the use of sulfoxaflor … more
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A drone that Yiannis Ampatzidis uses to gather images and data over agricultural fields in Southwest Florida. Ampatzidis, a UF/IFAS associate professor and Serap Gorucu, a UF/IFAS assistant professor - both in agricultural and biological engineering - urge caution for folks who use drones recreationally.
‘LIFT AI’ projects show UF/IFAS’ commitment to solving problems using AI
Faster plant breeding and improved mosquito surveillance are among the 11 projects collectively awarded... more
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SCCAHS receives over $7 million in renewal funding
Workers in agriculture, fisheries and forestry are among those at greatest risk nationally for injury... more
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Lee Keener, left, of Gatherings Grove farm on Pine Island, talks to Stephen Brown, commercial horticulture agent for UF/IFAS Extension Lee County. Like Keener’s farm, many producers on Pine Island were hurt badly by Hurricane Ian. UF/IFAS Extension is providing help and education for the producers.
After Ian, Pine Island producers get UF/IFAS Extension help
Most people probably know about the struggles faced by residents and businesspeople... more
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