Florida blueberries generally reach the market ahead of those from other U.S. states, filling a valuable early-season niche for retailers.
Here are a few plants to test your knowledge. The common name for coreopsis, the state wildflower, is tickseed, due to the ...
The University of Florida Institute for Agriculture and Food Sciences program—commonly known as UF/IFAS, because the official title is quite a mouthful—has offices all over the state through its ...
Lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes are probably not what first comes to mind when you think of school supplies. But these crops were a part of most lessons taught in limited resourced communities by ...
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second most common cause of cancer death for men and women combined. In Florida, nearly 13,000 new cases and over 4,000 deaths are ...
UF/IFAS Extension’s Peanut Butter Challenge The UF/IFAS Extension’s Peanut Butter Challenge is underway, inviting community members to donate jars of peanut butter to help fight food insecurity across ...
HASTINGS, Fla. — The University of Florida has launched a potato breeding program at its Hastings location to help growers in the area stay in business. Northeast Florida is home to more than 20,000 ...
Close to 100 people on Tuesday gathered near the parking lot of Alachua County’s new UF/IFAS Extension Office to witness the ribbon cutting for the Newberry facility. The cool air was filled with warm ...
From Apalachicola to Key West, and from the Indian River Lagoon to the Nature Coast, Florida’s Extension Service quietly delivers one of the best returns on investment in all our ...
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Services named its new dean of extension and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service on Tuesday. Andra Johnson, currently ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The UF/IFAS Extension’s Peanut Butter Challenge is underway, inviting community members to donate jars of peanut butter to help fight food insecurity across Florida. Running from ...