Researchers from the University of Florida and the University of Rhode Island in the U.S. are investigating the effectiveness of laser scarecrows.
Two new studies in JDS Communications illuminate our understanding of paired housing in the critical newborn and pre-weaned stages of dairy lives.
Calves’ well-being, including their physical and emotional health, is always top of mind for those in the dairy industry, particularly during the weaning stage. In a recent study appearing in JDS Communications, researchers from the University of Florida demonstrated that socialization with other calves and humans — even for as little as five minutes — can improve overall calf well-being.
Barn owl’s productivity as agents of rodent control is something that those in the farming and agricultural sectors have long been familiar with. Today, in celebration of International Owl Awareness Day, we are sharing a few ways that owls have helped 4-Hers and farmers.
Ferrum College crop science students got first-hand experience growing plants in simulated lunar soil with the Plant the Moon Challenge.
When the University of Florida told students to return home on March 16, 2020, faculty across campus were thrown into virtual teaching.
Nematology faculty member Billy Crow and doctoral candidate Lesley Schumacher study nematodes that are more villainous than they are heroic.
Consumers are stopping at the sight of red labels in the grocery store, according to a new study led by a University of Florida researcher.
Pilots may soon fly jets with fuel made from carinata seeds and rubber from the desert shrub guayule may soon be made into valuable industrial chemicals — all thanks to the USDA’s $21.1 million to grow the bioeconomy. The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded six grants to support the development […]
Recent research featured in the journal Weed Science shows other “life history” traits may be contributing to crop losses by making Palmer amaranth more aggressive and difficult to control. Researchers from the University of Florida collected samples of Palmer amaranth from 10 fields in Florida and Georgia. The sites had widely divergent cropping histories – […]