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The IFAS extension office has a "Florida Friendly Landscaping Guide" that shows which plants can survive the upcoming weather conditions, and which need extra protection.

A federal grant for $1 million will help Florida researchers gather economic data and create a decision-making tool for nursery growers.

Puzzling biologists, no one seems to know exactly why the iconic bat houses are emptier than usual after the winged mammals started to disappear.

Officials said that some farmers may have avoided additional devastating losses from Helene, but only because they had not yet replanted after Debby hit just eight weeks before.

A state law passed in 2020 requires school districts to monitor outdoor school activities for students showing signs of heat stress.

Experts fear human exposure to the virus can cause it to adapt and spread among humans and create a pandemic.

The Blue-Green Algae Task Force wants data on the state's strategy for curbing farm-related nutrient pollution.

Researchers and farmers continue the search for long-term solutions to an insect-spread illness called laurel wilt.

Chickens are more susceptible to dying after hurricanes because of how farmers have to keep them. Chickens require raised houses and need to be kept cool to survive. This means hurricane-force winds alone can take down countless chicken houses and power outages can overheat them, effectively putting local farmers out of livestock and business.

She shares how small changes can keep you from overindulging on restaurant food.

Local government leaders from across Florida tell the Times they support their community’s fertilizer bans.

"The idea behind using sporopollenin is that now you create a permanent storage for that carbon — that carbon is not going back to the atmosphere," said Matias Kirst with UF.