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Forest Service Taps Grassroots Partners To Combat Wildfires, Protect Public Lands
Malibu Wildfire (X)
Faced with unprecedented wildfire seasons and the monumental task of managing nearly 200 million acres of public land, the USD [...]
Florida Approves Preservation Of 6,500 Acres Of Agricultural Land, Bolstering Rural Heritage
Ryals Citrus and Cattle property, Charlotte County, Florida. (Lauren Yoho / Wildpath)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced [...]
Two UF/IFAS-Bred Strawberries Better At Resisting Nasty Pest
Sriyanka Lahiri, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of entomology at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. Courtesy, UF/IFAS photography.
Chill [...]
Florida Sends 35-Person Wildfire Team To Support South Carolina Amid Rising Blaze Threats
Florida Sends 35-Person Wildfire Team To Support South Carolina Amid Rising Blaze Threats
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson annou [...]
Florida Farm Bill Proposes Protections Against Drone Harassment For Farmers And Hunters
Drone (File)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson unveiled a sweeping proposal within the Florida Farm Bill aimed at safeguarding th [...]
UF/IFAS’s Pet Fish Breeding Research Is Saving Reefs, Creating Florida jobs
Cortney Ohs in his aquaculture lab at Indian River Research and Education Center (IRREC). Photo: UF/IFAS, Tyler Jones
Florida’s multi-million-doll [...]
Carrying On A Family Tradition: UF/IFAS CALS Grad Inspires The Next Generation Of Citrus Growers
Porter chats with her cousin, Riley McKenna, in the family citrus grove. (Courtesy, Morgan McKenna Porter)
Managing orange groves in Florida – a s [...]
Florida Farm Bill 2025: Ag Commissioner Takes Aim At ESG Lending Discrimination To Protect Farmers And Ranchers
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson (File)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson unveiled sweeping proposals under the 20 [...]
AI Technology Uses Less Herbicide To Kill Weeds
A plant grows out of the plastic mulch at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center. “Courtesy, Nathan Boyd, UF/IFAS.”
Vegetable growers use h [...]
Behind The Scenes: How UF/IFAS Risk Assessments Sustain Florida’s $191M Aquaculture Industry
UF/IFAS professor Jeffrey Hill and master’s degree student, Meghan Eaton, are measuring water temperature as part of a risk assessment. (UF/IFAS)
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