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The latest updates regarding security measures, closures, expectations, parking changes, bus routes, and other information connected to the event this Thursday.
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Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans | Daniel Cromer, Air Force, 1966 to 1967
Daniel Cromer spent his enlistment in Thailand, never crossing into Vietnam himself. Still, he had a good view of the airborne conflict via dots on the radar scope to which he was assigned. Those dots were men flying bombing runs into North Vietnam. He says he was fortunate to have …
Read More »Ahead Of Irma, Florida Farmers Seek Shelter For Cattle
In preparation for Hurricane Irma’s potential landfall in Florida on Saturday, farmers and livestock owners across the state are searching for secure facilities for their animals.
Read More »New Study Shows Allergy Relief Through Probiotics
A UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences study showed that taking a specific probiotic combination reduced the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.
Read More »IFAS Offering Free Tax Prep To Rural Floridians
The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is offering free tax services to those with medium to low incomes living in rural North Central Florida.
Read More »UF Researchers Bring Back The Flavor Of Tomatoes
Better tasting tomatoes may soon make a comeback.
Read More »Mobile Market Brings Fresh Food To East Gainesville
For the first time since April, the Fresh Wagon mobile market made its rounds to public housing units in East Gainesville this week to offer residents local, fresh produce.
Read More »Kids In School Lunch Programs Eat Healthier
"It’s not about being thin versus fat— it’s about being healthy."
Read More »Study: UF Researchers’ New Mobile App Could Help Avocado Farmers
A new phone app University of Florida researchers developed could save farmers water, fertilizer and subsequently money, a new study shows. The app, SmartIrrigation Avocado, was created to help avocado farmers save water by using better irrigation practices. The new study published in September showed the possibility of reducing the …
Read More »Farm To School Grant Awarded To Alachua County Public Schools
More students in Alachua County Public Schools will enjoy fresh produce in their school lunches thanks to a grant awarded by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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