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Southwest Florida Research & Education Center

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What is happening at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center (SWFREC)?  Here you will find news, upcoming events, latest blogs, and more.

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From problem to on-farm solution: The journey of one UF/IFAS AI technology.
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Herbicide plus fertilizer equals fewer weeds and, thus more tomatoes.
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AI may help kill weeds, preserve peppers, tomatoes.
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Southern scientists use artificial intelligence to reduce costs, labor on farms.
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  • 2024
  • 2024

    Fall tree health after initial trunk-injection treatments.
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    Taking available tools to the grove.
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  • 2023
  • 2023

    Researches awarded new resources to help in the HLB fight by Michael Rogers (Citrus Industry - January 2023)
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    Ecosystem Services Move Forward in Florida by Frank Giles (Florida Grower)
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  • 2020
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  • 2022
  • 2022

    We meet the new director of the UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center in Immokalee (Gulf Coast Life)
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  • 2021
  • 2021

    UF researchers receive federal funding to fight citrus greening (WINK)
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  • 2020
  • 2020

    Researchers use drones in Immokalee to spot diseases in farm crops (WINK)
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  • 2019
  • 2019

    Eco-friendly solution: steam could be the next breakthrough in fighting weeds (WINK)
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    UF researches develop tool that targets chemical spray directly to plants (WINK)
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    UF researchers find solution not yet legal to treat citrus greening disease (WINK)
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    Hemp: Florida’s next moneymaker could bring hope to farmers (WINK)
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    UF scientists test SWFL soil to help farmers (WINK)
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From problem to on-farm solution: The journey of one UF/IFAS AI technology

A few weeks after Yiannis Ampatzidis started working at the University of...

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Herbicide plus fertilizer equals fewer weeds and, thus more tomatoes

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