The Orlando Sentinel has featured an article on and an interview with Southern Hill Farms, a Florida-based blueberry farm. To learn more about this farm and the history of the blueberry industry in central Florida, and to watch the interview, please visit The Orlando Sentinel‘s webpage.
The Tampa Bay Times has featured an article on the history of the Florida blueberry industry, and the effects that the University of Florida’s blueberry breeding program has had on production. For more information, please visit the Tampa Bay Times’ website.
Researchers at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Plant Innovation Program are working to produce better-tasting fruits and vegetables. To learn more about the UF/IFAS Plant Innovation Program, please visit RFD-TV’s webpage, or the UF/IFAS Plant Innovation Program’s webpage.
Florida blueberry production has grown from the niche farmer’s markets and U-pick farms of 20 years ago, to becoming among the top blueberry production states in the nation. Florida’s blueberry production has continued to rise, increasing 14% from 2012 to 2013; industry leaders are expecting an even bigger crop this ... Read More
Two years of Mississippi field trials are yielding new potential options for Mississippi peanut growers. The Florida varieties ‘Florida-07’ and TUFRunner™ ‘727’ are the top contenders to potentially replace the Mississippi standard, ‘Georgia-06G’. To learn more about the results of these field trials, please visit the Delta Farm Press webpage.
