University of Florida

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.

An international climate change conference in Orlando featured dozens of experts who spoke of carbon sinks, carbon traps, carbon sequestration and of being carbon neutral. However, it was the youngest, most soft-spoken, and newest scientist who received the only standing ovation. 26-year-old Precious Nyabami, a University of Florida graduate student, was honored for her discovery that farmers can easily trap large amounts of planet-warming carbon.

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.'

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.

Many are aware of the risks associated with not wearing a mask, but in the absence of older company, to them, the risk becomes irrelevant.

Scientists at the University of Florida’s Southwest Florida Research and Education Center have taken tomato research to the skies. An agricultural…

Last month, Lee County’s computer systems were down for five days due to a cyberattack. While the county has yet to confirm the exact nature of the…

We'll meet Dr. Bruce MacFadden, he is the first director of the University of Florida’s Thompson Earth Systems Institute which was launched Dr. MacFadden,…

University of Florida researchers have made some headway in their quest for cultivating vanilla plants that would thrive in the state.The scientists have…

What is the future of farming? There were 12 million people employed in agriculture in the U.S. in the year 1900, which was 1 out of every 6 people.…