Matthew VanWeelden

Sugarcane and rice extension, University of Florida IFAS. 🌾🐊 History enthusiast. Runner. Swimmer. Curler. 👟🏊🥌

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@UFSustainableAg @UFatWork @IFAS_Extension @SoilWaterSci @EvergladesREC Very well deserved! Congrats!

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Another successful #Rice Field Day in South Florida. Great presentations covering a variety of topics including water/soil nutrient management, insect pests, rice cultivars, and weed management. @EvergladesREC @JulienBeuzelin @DefenMou @ERECWeedScience @UFSustainableAg

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@sandy_horizons @UfLettuce @BrevardPlantDr Wow, Hawaii! Sounds fun.

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Boiler Up!! 🚂

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What a great ceremony last night honoring these three #agriculturalists into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame.

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Spending the afternoon at the grand opening of the @BuschWildlife sanctuary in Jupiter, FL.

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@UfLettuce @EvergladesREC You all are raising the bar for sure!

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@KeithWedgworth I'm sorry for your loss. Cancer takes the best of us. Keeping your family in our prayers.

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Collecting growth data in our #rice variety trials, as well as leaf tissue samples to assess P-use efficiency. Thanks to @UFSustainableAg lab for all of the help! It was a scorcher today. @EvergladesREC @EAA_Farmers @IFAS_Extension

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@PicturesFoIder A copy of "The Campaign for North Africa"

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Out of the Florida heat for some much needed R&R ⛰️🌲 #holiday #Alaska

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@AgWriterVLBoyd @Think_Rice Purple and gold!

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@sandy_horizons @UF_IFAS @StLucieGOV @StJohnsCounty Aww, wish I could have made it this year. Have fun!

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Dr. Matthew VanWeelden @MattVanweelden discussing the history of #Rice cultivation within the @EAA_Farmers, and the rice variety trial efforts between @UF and @FLCrystalsCorp. Students and interns learnt a lot. Thanks Matt! @EvergladesREC @ErecStudent @STEPS_STC @NSF

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@sandy_horizons @FSHS_Hort Wow! Impressive! And then FACAA prez a few years after that!

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Today marks the first day of the 2023 Hurricane Season. #Sugarcane growers can prepare themselves with the @USDAClimateHubs Hurricane Preparedness Guide, which is a collaboration with @UFsugarcane and @MattVanweelden.
https://t.co/BFAKxGQaHb

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@UFSustainableAg @UF_IFASResearch Congrats! Very well deserved.

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If you ever wondered what makes doing what we #educators do worthwhile….Receiving #ThankYou cards from 3rd graders for our visit to their school, which got them exited about farming. THANK YOU for making our day!!! @MattVanweelden @NoelManirakiza @SoilWaterSci @IFAS_Extension

[Lourdes Mederos @LourdesRodrigM1]

Thanks, Dr. Jonathan Crane @UFTropical & Jeff Wasielewski @sflhort for great tips on fallen mangoes in SFLA. Thanks, Lois for sharing with readers. @UF_IFAS there's more to know.
'Mangopocalypse': What to do with all our prematurely fallen mangoes? https://t.co/ALgKJUG79Q

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Beautiful morning to plant another #rice variety trial. After weeks of rain and wind, the weather was finally on our side! @EAA_Farmers @IFAS_Extension @FLCrystalsCorp