Two men talking among rows of tomato plants supported by poles.Agriculture

Florida farms reduce water use by 25% with simple change in crop beds

Lipman Family Farms wanted to mitigate flood risk associated with heavy rain on their 2,000-acre farm in Naples. As general manager, Lucas Conran helps oversee seven farming operations for Lipman in Florida and other states along the East Coast. So, he asked for help from his longtime friend, Sanjay Shukla, a University of Florida hydrologist, who had just developed his “ Read More

Close-up of weather monitoring instruments against a blue sky with clouds.UF/IFAS

Algorithm will make the normally accurate Florida Automated Weather Network even more reliable

A new algorithm is set to further bolster the credibility of the Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN), a system that farmers count on for such data as temperature, humidity, wind and rain. Among other improvements, the technology will send an email to FAWN technicians, letting them know when readings are out of a normal range, said Rick Lusher, director of the UF/IFAS-run system. It will also Read More

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