UF/IFAS Extension, College of Medicine, local partners join to provide farmworker health fair from UF/IFAS by Lourdes Mederos HARDEE COUNTY, Fla – Farmworkers are essential to feeding America. Florida’s agricultural workforce is one of the largest in the country and includes more than 200,000 migrant farmworkers providing essential work across many crop varieties and industries... Read More

Women in Science: A conversation with the UF/IFAS scientist behind the Smartt Lab from UF/IFAS by Lourdes Mederos VERO BEACH, Fla. –  For decades, females have been at the forefront of careers in science, technology and mathematics (STEM). They generate scientific breakthroughs and inspire innovation in a variety of careers across the globe. For UF/IFAS, Chelsea... Read More

At inaugural conference, scientists, farmers see ways to make AI useful to agriculture from UF/IFAS by Brad Buck In a groundbreaking, first-of-its kind event, university scientists, engineers, producers, government agencies and industry officials from throughout the South met at Auburn University to brainstorm ways to use artificial intelligence to help farmers. The bottom line from... Read More

An aromatic tomato could be looming – a la heirloom varieties, say UF scientists from UF/IFAS by Brad Buck You can scarcely find a tasty, heirloom tomato in the grocery store. But University of Florida scientists helped discover a way to enhance tomato smell and taste. Breeding efforts over the last half century have emphasized... Read More

UF study: Florida’s 76,000 ponds emit more carbon than they store from UF/IFAS by Brad Buck When you look at ponds, you might see birds and fish, but you probably don’t think about carbon. In fact, Florida’s 76,000 ponds store plenty of carbon, and a lot of it escapes into the atmosphere. In fact, ponds lose more... Read More