UF/IFAS Challenge 2050 Students Networked at Tampa International Seed Convention

Dan Alabama, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Seeds, Specialty Crops, Vegetables

By Kimberly Moore Wilmoth Source: Sierra Scott TAMPA, Fla. — Nearly 20 students from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences were treated to an all-expense paid trip to the 54th annual American Seed Trade Association’s 54th annual Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference show in Tampa this week. Limagrain, an international agricultural co-operative group specializing in field …

University of Florida Receiving Dollars to Focus on Feeding the World

Randall Weiseman Florida, General, Industry News Release

There have been many questions about how agriculture is going to continue to feed the growing world population. Dr. Jack Payne, Senior Vice-president for ag and natural resources at the University of Florida, says one of world’s largest seed companies is putting $300,000 behind UF’s new undergraduate certificate program to focus on that challenge. Download Audio

ASTA Seed News: Shifting Trends for Specialty Crop Seeds

Dan Alabama, Corn, Cotton, Field Crops, Florida, General, Georgia, Nursery Crops, Peanuts, Seeds, Soybeans, Specialty Crops

If you’re into specialty crop farming from any perspective, you’ll want to spend a few moments with this news post to hear about present trends in the seed industry that will impact seed varieties and supplies into the future. Growing up on a Florida farm himself, Matthew Johnston has a good perspective on how farmers think, and now that his …