Archive For: News
Dr. Jack Payne, UF/IFAS Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, wrote an excellent column in the Tampa Bay Times regarding the strawberry breeding program at UF/IFAS and the importance of long-term support for plant breeding programs and agricultural research. Read this column by clicking here!
Bejo Seeds is promoting the Tasti-Lee® brand tomatoes through a social media campaign in conjunction with the Produce for Better Health Foundation. Read more by clicking here! Bejo Seeds is promoting the Tasti-Lee tomato through a social media campaign in conjunction with the Produce for Better Health Foundation. – See ... Read More
Nine Citrus Rootstock varieties have been featured on Growing Produce’s webpage, along with a discussion about the industry’s reaction to these experimental rootstocks. For more information and to read this article, please visit Growing Produce’s website.
The strawberry variety Sweet Sensation™ ‘Florida127’ has been featured on The Grower’s webpage. For more information, please read the article by clicking here.
The blueberry variety Indigocrisp™ ‘FL98-325’ has been featured on Growing Produce’s webpage. For more information, please read the article on Growing Produce’s webpage.
With the recent interest that has been spurred by New Varieties Development & Management Corp.’s (NVDMC) FAST TRACK trial and option opportunity for fresh citrus selections, NVDMC, The University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS), and Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (FFSP) are exploring the creation of a similar process ... Read More
Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (FFSP), New Varieties Development and Management Corporation (NVDMC), and Citrus Breeders at the University of Florida (UF) Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) have been featured in an article on Growing Magazine‘s webpage outlining UF’s Fast Track release process and NVDMC’s FAST TRACK trial ... Read More
Through the cooperative efforts of the New Varieties Development and Management Corporation (NVDMC), UF/IFAS, and Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (FFSP), three new UF/IFAS citrus selections will be released to NVDMC’s “Fast Track Program”. In anticipation of the releases, NVDMC is holding a series of meetings around the state to ... Read More
Florida Trend has featured an article outlining the results of Florida TaxWatch‘s report on the fresh fruit & vegetable production in Florida. For more information, and to read the article, please visit Florida Trend‘s website.
The tomato variety ‘Tribeca’ has been featured in Growing Produce’s webpage. For more information, please visit Growing Produce’s webpage.
