Florida’s agriculture industry, the state’s second-largest economic engine —trailing only tourism and supporting over 133,000 ...

Extension offices for the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agriculture Service, or IFAS, have been hosting its ...

Hillsborough County Extension Service offers educational opportunities focused on sustainability, tree management, and ...

The UF/IFAS Extension’s Peanut Butter Challenge is underway, inviting community members to donate jars of peanut butter to help fight food insecurity across Florida. Running from October 6 to October ...

The new development is called NuCitrus, a new orange tree showing tolerance to the Sunshine State’s long-time enemy.

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the 2025 Peanut Butter Challenge. From Sept. 30 to Oct.31, 2025, participants can bring unopened peanut butter ...

Lisa Hickey brings decades of experience working with residential horticulturalists and the local agricultural community to a new role as director of the University of Florida Institute of Food and ...

Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type of citrus tree that can fight off the tiny insects responsible for citrus greening. It is one of the most promising discoveries to date ...

University of Florida researchers have identified two strawberry varieties, Florida Brilliance and Sweet Sensation, that show resistance to chilli thrips. Chilli thrips are a significant pest ...

Row crops and animal operations were the agricultural industries hardest hit by Hurricane Helene, which made landfall on Sept. 26 as a Category 4 hurricane. A preliminary report published on Tuesday ...

To say Timothy Russell is proud of his Golden Agama trophy would be an understatement. While the trophy for winning Agamapalooza in September is just a rubber lizard spray-painted gold, don’t tell him ...