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UF Food and Resource Economics Graduate Students Place 2nd in AAEA Case Study Competition

by Alena Poulin
September 11, 2026

The annual Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Case Study competition challenges the best and brightest graduate students across the discipline to take the theoretical skills learned in the classroom and use them to address ... READ MORE

UF Food and Resource Economics Ph.D. Students Place Second in Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge

by Alena Poulin
September 3, 2026

It may be cliche to say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but in the Local Food Economics Data Visualization Challenge at this year’s Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting, that’s exactly what UF ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Graduate, Food And Resource Economics Graduate Program, Food And Resource Economics Graduate Students

UF Ag. Econ Club wins Creative Club Award for Halloween Social Event

by Alena Poulin
August 26, 2026

From a lightsaber battle with the Mothman to a trio of witches and a fully stocked Farmer’s Market Booth, the halls of McCarty Hall A are bound to surprise you every October during the Agricultural Economics Club’s annual Halloween Walkthrough ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching

UF Food and Resource Economics Professor James Anderson Named as 2026 World Aquaculture Society Fellow

by Alena Poulin
August 25, 2026

As a social scientist in an organization predominantly composed of the traditional natural scientists, it would have been easy for Food and Resource Economics Professor James Anderson to feel like a small fish in a big pond. However, he recognized ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics

UF Food and Resource Economics Department Welcomes Assistant Instructional Professor Ting Cao

by Alena Poulin
August 21, 2026

As we begin the Fall 2026 semester, the UF/IFAS Department of Food and Resource Economics is thrilled to welcome a familiar face back to the McCarty Hall, as Dr. Ting Cao joins the faculty as our newest assistant instructional professor. Cao, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics

FRE Graduating Senior Morgan Smith Receives J. Wayne Reitz Medal of Excellence

by Alena Poulin
July 22, 2026

The path from Gator Preview to graduation is rarely a straight line. However, by letting her passions serve as a compass through the twists and turns, Morgan Smith's persistence led her to one of the highest achievements within the UF/IFAS College ... READ MORE

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

FRE Alumni Andres Bejarano Loor recognized with UF/IFAS Best Thesis in Human Systems Award for research into Florida’s Potential Fingerlime Market

by Alena Poulin
July 20, 2026

To think of Florida is to think of the state’s citrus industry, and as the industry continues to adapt to new challenges such as citrus greening, one avenue being explored is the HLB tolerant finger lime. However, with any new crop, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Citrus, Economics, Finger Limes, Food And Resource Economics

FRE Graduate Savannah Bailey Receives Emelie L. Matthews Award of Excellence

by Alena Poulin
July 9, 2026

After graduating from high school with her A.A., Savannah Bailey arrived at the University of Florida and turned a daunting transition into upper-level coursework into a legacy of leadership and community building on campus. Her drive ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, Food And Research Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni

FRE Researchers Receive IFAS High Impact Publication Award for Work on Understanding Consumer Reaction to ‘Healthy’ Food Label

by Alena Poulin
July 2, 2026

Each year, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) recognizes the authors of high impact publications at the annual UF/IFAS Research Awards Ceremony. These publications must be highly relevant, and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Research

FRE Alumnus Drew Blanton Receives CALS Alumni and Friends Leadership Award

by Alena Poulin
June 9, 2026

While finishing his undergraduate degree was a major step for UF Food and Resource Economics Alumnus Drew Blanton, it is not the end of his academic journey in Gainesville. And yet, as one of the CALS Top 10 Seniors and recipient of the 2026 CALS ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, Cals, CALS Awards, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, Uf Cals

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