The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida is the state’s flagship university for agricultural research and Extension education. UF/IFAS consists of a network of ...

UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers test algae-infested waters in Hillsborough County. More than 100 local governments in Florida have implemented landscape fertilizer bans in ...

University of Florida scientists have developed a tomato packed with vitamin A, a breakthrough that could help combat nutritional deficiencies.

Every year local peanut farmers brace for diseases that might wipe out their crop. Not just enemies they’ve fought off before, but new and emerging ones. They’re hard to see at first. Then, seemingly ...

Historic Milestone, Public-Private Collaboration Poised to Resurge State’s Agriculture Industry Yielding Economic and Job Growth, New Businesses DEERFIELD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In addition to its ...

Florida blueberries generally reach the market ahead of those from other U.S. states, filling a valuable early-season niche for retailers.

Florida’s agriculture industry, the state’s second-largest economic engine —trailing only tourism and supporting over 133,000 jobs —is about to receive a significant technological boost. The ...

This year marks a golden milestone for the University of Florida’s ornamental breeding program, and the celebration comes ...

The peach trees that you may select for your home landscape this winter probably were developed and, or, improved through research from land-grant universities, including the University of Florida.

The top agriculture official at the University of Florida plans to retire within the next year. Jack Payne, senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources, plans to retire next June. UF ...

When The Mosaic Co. wanted to study using phosphogypsum — a waste byproduct of the phosphate industry now heaped into small mountains — in road construction, it turned to the Sustainable Materials ...