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Jianhui Liu receives High Impact Publication award

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
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UF/IFAS launches agricultural entrepreneurship program to prepare students to create farming, AgTech businesses

by Meredith Bauer-Mitchell
March 12, 2026

Highlights: UF’s Food and Resource Economics Department is launching the Wayne T. Davis Agricultural and Rural Entrepreneurship program in Fall 2026 to help students build agriculture-focused businesses. The new course sequence teaches ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics News, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, Master Of Agribusiness
Food and Resource Economics Student Jimena Morales with Economics Analysis Research Background

Food and Resource Economics Undergraduate Jimena Morales Places 2nd in AAEA Student Paper Competition

by Alena Poulin
September 2, 2025

By applying her passions for sustainability in agriculture to research, rising senior Food and Resource Economics undergraduate Jimena Morales placed second in the student paper competition at the annual Agricultural & Applied Economics ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, Beef, Cattle, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Research, Seaweed, Undergraduate Research
Food and Resource Economics Graduate Students Faith Aiya and Prabin Adhikari

Food and Resource Economics graduate students Faith Aiya and Prabin Adhikhari Win AAEA Case Study Competition.

by Alena Poulin
August 12, 2025

For over 20 years, the case study competition hosted by the Graduate Student Section at the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association has served as an arena for Food and Resource Economics graduate students to showcase their ability to ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics PhD
FRE Ph.D. Student Graduates and Earns Outstanding Dissertation Award for work on Salmon Aquaculture

FRE Ph.D. Graduate Dr. Adams Ceballos-Concha Recognized by International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management

by Alena Poulin
July 14, 2025

Having lived on the Chilean coast for many years, Adams Ceballos-Concha has spent his entire life closely linked to the ocean, which would become the driving passion behind his research in the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics (FRE) Ph.D. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Aquaculture, Fisheries, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics PhD, Marine Economics, Salmon Aquaculture, Stone Crab
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Sharks on Tap! An Educational Evening All About UF Shark Research

by Alena Poulin
June 20, 2025

When: Thursday, July 10, 5 - 7 p.m. Where: Swamp Head Brewery This Shark Week, The Food and Resource Economics Department, Florida Sea Grant, and the Florida Program for Shark Research are partnering up for a deep dive into the latest shark ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Agricultural Economics, Environment, Environmental Economics, Extension, FRE, FRE Lunch Podcast, FRE Research Highlights, IFAS, IFAS/CALS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Marine Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Ocean Sustainability, Research, Resource Economics, Seafood, Seafood Sustainability, Sharks, Sustainability, UF/IFAS Food And Resource Economics, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS conference to address critical agribusiness policy issues

by Megan Winslow
March 31, 2025

The 10th annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference will address the issues, research and policies shaping the state’s agriculture industry. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Agriculture Industry, Alena Poulin, Alex Kelly, American Farm Bureau Federation, Artificial Intelligence, Brittany Lee, Citra, Conference, Damian Adams, Derek Farnsworth, Farm Bill, Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference, Florida Department Of Commerce, Food And Resource Economics Department, Foundation For Food And Agricultural Research, FRE, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, J.J. Grow, Jim Boyer, John Newton, John Walt Boatright, LaKisha Odom, Lisa House, Martha Montoya, Megan Winslow, Nathan Boyd, Paul Hindsley, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Policy, Psreu, Scott Angle, Suzanne Thornsbury, Tour, Tripp Hunter, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Weizhe Weng

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