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Media alert: Florida agriculture producers asked to share impacts of winter freezes

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
February 5, 2026

What: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) survey for losses and damages associated with recent freeze events, including Winter Storm Gianna. Where: Agricultural ... READ MORE

Preparing for Agricultural Damage and Loss Assessments Following Recent Winter Freeze Events

by Alena Poulin and Christa Court

February 3, 2026

Florida has experienced several low-temperature and freeze events between late December 2025 and early February 2026. For the most up to date information about the forecast and freeze warnings in your area, visit the National Weather Service’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension

Dr. Fan Fan brings financial industry experience and Agribusiness research expertise to new FRE Assistant Professor of Agribusiness

by Alena Poulin
February 2, 2026

In September 2025, Dr. Fan Fan joined the University of Florida IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department as an assistant professor of agribusiness. Fan, who earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 2025, focuses her research on agribusiness ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Crop Insurance, Finance, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Research, Microeconomics, Risk

Dr. Youngho Kim brings new perspectives to UF as Assistant Professor of Food & Resource Economics

by Alena Poulin
January 26, 2026

This Fall, Dr. Youngho “Young” Kim joined the University of Florida Department of Food and Resource Economics as an assistant professor, focusing on environmental and resource economics.   Kim, who completed his Ph.D. in ... READ MORE

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Tags: Environmental Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, FRE100, Resource Economics

Dollar stores may increase food deserts in under-resourced US cities

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
December 4, 2025

A new study from University of Florida food economists has found that building dollar stores may create food deserts in specific city environments, while having no impact on grocery access when they enter other areas. The study, authored ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Conner Mullally, Food Desert

Dr. Christa Court’s Economic Impact Analysis Program’s Disaster Impact Analysis Work recognized with Honorable Mention for AAEA Outstanding Extension Program Award.

by Alena Poulin
November 6, 2025

Led by Program Director Dr. Christa Court, interdisciplinary experts from the Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have created a robust disaster impact analysis ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Disaster Impact Analysis, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Extension, Food And Resource Economics Research, Hurricane Impacts, Natural Resource, Regional Economics

Trick or Treating Thanks to Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida’s Sugarcane Industry

by Alena Poulin
October 31, 2025

Happy Halloween from the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department! With millions around the United States planning to celebrate the holiday today, there will be plenty of candy and treats around to celebrate the spooky season! But ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agribusiness, Agricultural Technology, Educational Resources, Food And Resource Economics, Halloween, Master Of Agribusiness, Podcast, Precision Agriculture, Science, Science Podcast, Sugarcane

UF Team Places 2nd in National Spreadsheet Competition at AAEA

by Savannah Bailey
October 16, 2025

At this year’s Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting, undergraduate students from across the country gathered to compete in a Spreadsheet Competition. This event was designed to simulate real-world data analysis ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate

UF FRE Quiz Bowl Takes First Place at AAEA Competition

by Alena Poulin
September 22, 2025

At the end of July, FRE’s Academic Quiz Bowl team traveled to Denver, Colorado, to compete against some of the top rising agricultural economists in the country at the annual meeting of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, ... READ MORE

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Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Student Involvement, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, FRE Quiz Bowl

Dr. Tara Wade, Expert in Natural Resources Economics, Promoted to Associate Professor

by Alena Poulin
September 17, 2025

Dr. Tara Wade has been promoted to associate professor, a well-deserved recognition of her impactful work in the field of natural resources economics since joining the University of Florida. Wade is an agricultural economist who joined ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Environmental Economics, Extension, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics News, Food And Resource Economics Research, Natural Resource Economics, Natural Resources Economics, Southwest Florida, Tara Wade, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS SWFREC

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