There is no shortage of consumer appetite for avocados. Frequently incorporated into starters and desserts, demand for avocados...
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By Lourdes Mederos
UF/IFAS | 4/16/24 |
Federal agencies are investing millions of dollars to support innovative compost plans...
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By Lourdes Medero
UF/IFAS | 3/6/24 |
At their core, land-grant institutions like the University of Florida focus on how science...
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By Lourdes Medero
UF/IFAS | 2/7/24 |
I am proud to have grown up in a farming family, and now as an agriculture teacher in Belle Glade ...
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By Camber Pope
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1/15/24
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When you’re giving thanks this Thanksgiving, consider that much of your food grew in the Sunshine State...
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By Brad Buck
UF/IFAS | 11/10/23 |
The U.S. Agency for International Development announced the creation of the Feed...
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By Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
UF/IFAS | 11/8/23 |
University of Florida scientists plan to utilize $2 million from an initiative...
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By Brad Buck
UF/IFAS | 11/8/23 |
Most rainfall that falls on the farms of the Everglades Agricultural Area never leaves the farm.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 10/18/23 |
After experiencing a delay to the start of harvest due to extremely wet field conditions,...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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10/6/23
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A good jack-o’-lantern has a strong stem and does not show signs of mold
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By Brad Buck
UF/IFA | 10/3/23 |
SOUTH BAY – Glades Lives Matter and area ministers are counting on the power of prayer to bless the upcoming harvest.
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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9/30/23
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Administered by the Florida Specialty Crop Foundation, the creation of the Emerging Leader Development Program...
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News from Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
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9/22/23
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In the year since Hurricane Ian unleashed its fury on Southwest Florida, UF/IFAS Extension...
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By Brad Buck
UF/IFAS | 9/20/23 |
Plans are underway to transport a 220,000-pound boiler from Texas to South Bay via barge.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 8/29/23 |
South Florida’s sugarcane, vegetable, fruit and rice farmers in the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) achieved a 63 percent annual phosphorus reduction ...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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8/17/23
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People aren’t the only ones stressed by heat waves. For many plants, higher-than-anticipated...
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By Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
UF/IFAS | 7/17/23 |
While many of you enjoy sweet, cool watermelon as a treat or snack this summer, remember where it comes from...
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By Brad Buck
UF/IFAS | 7/14/23 |
Lucas Frank started brewing beer at home in 2010 and in 2019, decided to change careers...
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By Brad Buck
UF/IFAS | 6/8/23 |
THE GLADES – Florida’s only rice mill, owned by Florida Crystals Corporation in western Palm Beach County, is converting sunlight to renewable energy for its operations via its …
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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5/31/23
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Recently, U.S. Sugar’s Senior Director of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Judy Clayton Sanchez was honored...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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5/26/23
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