The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Program is launching a virtual workshop with research and program updates, available online now.
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By Brad Buck
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1/15/21
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During the first three months of the pandemic, food-secure people did not change their eating habits very much...
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By Brad Buck
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1/5/21
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With commodities moving quickly around our globe it’s hard to say just where your food is coming from.
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By David Austin
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1/1/21
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Turn up the heat, and get more nutrition from your tomato, University of Florida researchers say.
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By Brad Buck
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12/23/20
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If passion fruit is on your must-try list to add to your edible home landscape, then you are in luck.
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By Lourdes Rodriguez, UF/IFAS
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12/19/20
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Palm trees, beaches and lizards are all common to Florida’s landscape, but did you know not all lizards are native?
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By Lourdes Rodriquez
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12/19/20
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University of Florida scientists have developed a tool to unlock the genetic traits of vanilla beans.
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By Lourdes Rodriguez
UF/IFAS
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12/14/20
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A new University of Florida app will help the state’s blueberry growers identify and manage disease...
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By Brad Buck
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12/10/20
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It’s harvest season for Florida’s $300 million-per-year strawberry season, so those who grow this fruit need help to control pests...
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By Brad Buck
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12/10/20
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A white strawberry? Not red? Yes, you “read” that right. And it smells a little like a pineapple.
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By Brad Buck
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12/3/20
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Now, a new, free app designed by UF/IFAS researchers and Extension faculty helps you identify toxic plants.
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By Brad Buck
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12/3/20
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More than 27,000 rural acres near Yeehaw Junction in Florida’s southern Osceola County has been gifted to the University of Florida...
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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11/30/20
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According to a report from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, the cost of the damage to crops from the rain dumped...
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By Richard Marion
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11/27/20
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For every dollar Americans spend on their Thanksgiving dinner this year, farmers and ranchers will earn approximately 11.9 cents, according to the National Farmers Union (NFU). This marks a slight …
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Special to the Lake Okeechobee News
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11/24/20
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In his 15 years with UF/IFAS, Extension forester Rob Northrop has worked with scientists to bring much-needed tree shade...
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By Brad Buck
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11/23/20
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The new nutrition label attracts more attention to sugar and calorie content, but did not...
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By Tory Moore
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11/19/20
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One might be surprised by my answers when asked to write about the challenges facing today’s woman rancher.
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By Terry Daniel
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11/17/20
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Terry Daniel did not grow up on a ranch. “I got a late start,” she explained, as she came from a family of medical professionals.
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By Katrina Elsken
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11/17/20
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I hate pickleworms for attempting to ruin my summer squash!
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By Ralph E. Mitchell
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11/16/20
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An American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) poll released last week heartened executives at United States Sugar Corporation.....
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By Chris Felker
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11/16/20
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