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UF/IFAS News, Week of March 31, 2025: Ag Policy Outlook Conference; Spring gardening; Lawn fertilization education

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For the week beginning March 31, 2025

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TIMELY NEWS

Spring is a great time to grow vegetables in your backyard. Our Gardening Solutions site offers many tips. If this marks your first vegetable garden, you may find Getting Started with Your Vegetable Garden very helpful.

 

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Niguss Solomon Hailegnaw developed a deep appreciation for the challenges and opportunities in farming while growing up in Ethiopia, where agriculture is a fundamental part of more than 80% of Ethiopian daily life.

 

The 10th annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference will address issues, research and policies shaping the state’s agriculture industry. Hosted by the UF/IFAS food and resource economics department, the day-long event is scheduled on May 8 at the Plant Science Research and Education Unit in Citra.

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For the past 84 years, faculty and staff at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center have hosted Ona Field Day to update ranchers and land managers with the latest scientific information. The next field day will begin at 8 a.m. on April 17, and registration is open until April 15.

 

De-Fen Mou, an assistant professor of entomology at the UF/IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center (EREC), is a key researcher, safeguarding Florida’s food supply and supporting the farmers who grow the produce we buy.

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A newly published UF/IFAS report reveals significant knowledge gaps about fertilizer among Floridians who use it to care for their residential lawns.

 

Organizers of the inaugural Dr. E. T. and Vam C. York, Jr. Art and Agriculture Competition have selected two teams of University of Florida students to share top honors. Each team will receive $5,000 to complete projects showcasing the collaborative power of art and science.

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From Around IFAS

News from across the UF/IFAS network.

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of “Planting Pinellas,” a brand-new podcast dedicated to sustainable gardening and landscaping in Pinellas County. 

 

UF’s Florida LAKEWATCH program, a volunteer lake-monitoring program, saved the state of Florida an estimated $5 million in water quality monitoring according to a 2024 annual report released in March.

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Five UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni were recognized this past weekend at the University of Florida Alumni Association’s celebration for 40 Gators Under 40.

 

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Meet Florida’s gentle giants up close! The Florida Manatee: Biology and Conservation by Roger L. Reep and Robert K. Bonde brings the hidden world of these enchanting marine mammals to light. A blend of science, vivid storytelling, and conservation—it's a must-read for nature lovers.

 

Construction has started on a new Florida-Friendly demonstration garden in front of Malachowsky Hall. The area will feature signs identifying various plants and explaining Florida-Friendly principles, making it a living classroom for sustainable.

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