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Amid a spike in demand for locally-sourced foods, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is offering a free education program for budding and seasoned agricultural entrepreneurs about how to market their small-growing operations in the digital consumer era.
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For more than a decade researchers and growers have been exploring the potential efficacy and economic impact of developing a commercial-scale olive industry in Florida. In recent years, they’ve been making advances in identifying olive varieties that can thrive even in Florida’s warmer southern regions. We’ll explore the latest research findings with Florida Olive Council founder and President Michael O’Hara Garcia.
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Pollinators are responsible for assisting about 80% of the world's flowering plants to reproduce, and that includes quite a few crops grown for food. We learn about the work being done by pollinators all around us, and get some tips on how to attract them to our yard, and how to keep from harming them by misusing pesticides.
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Despite some frost and overnight temperatures as low as 27 degrees in some pockets of Southwest Florida last weekend, Florida’s vegetable and citrus industries are reporting minimal damage.
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New technology being tested by researchers at UF/IFAS to help Florida farmers reduce their costs as much as possible in order to try and stay profitable in the face of what’s called ‘citrus greening.'
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Find out how you can get started with your own edible, Florida-friendly garden, and if you’re not a homeowner, find tips on creating indoor and container garden setups.
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The citrus industry in Florida has been under assault by a psyllid that has spread the greening disease through orange groves since the ’90s, decimating yields and killing businesses. Researchers are now looking at older varieties for resilience in the face of this disease.
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Researchers with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are trying to reduce pests and diseases for Florida’s $300 million-a-year strawberry industry.
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About one hundred yards from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ Broward Extension is a sort of palm tree graveyard.A…