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UF/IFAS hosts global plant breeding virtual meeting January 28-29

Samantha MurrayJanuary 21st, 2021Media Contact: Brad Buck, 352-875-2641 (mobile), bradbuck@ufl.edu WHO: The UF Plant Science Council and UF/IFAS plant-breeding faculty and students. WHAT: Students and faculty from UF/IFAS and around the world present the Fifth Annual Plant Science Symposium. During this two-day virtual meeting, scientists will share the latest findings on breeding and genomics in specialty crops. For […]

Backyard sweet tooth

Ralph MitchellNovember 21st, 2019Tired of growing St. Augustine and Bahia grass? Why not try a tropical relative that you can actually eat – sugarcane! Many homeowners already have this perennial tropical grass growing happily in a corner of their lot. It is hard to imagine, but, if everything goes well, a “seed-piece” of sugarcane planted in the garden […]

There’s Plenty to See, Do, Learn at Everglades Research and Education Center: Nov. 7 Open House Joins Community with Faculty, Scientists and Research

Lourdes MederosOctober 8th, 2019BELLE GLADE, Fla. – Engage in agriculture from the ground up on November 7 from 8 am. to 3 p.m. at the Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC) Open House. The free event is designed to sprout curiosity and awareness from the public about the work that EREC scientists conduct in their community to promote […]