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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
Food and Resource Economics graduating senior poses with UF/IFAS CALS Teaching Dean after receiving the UF/IFAS CALS Alumni & Friends Leadership Award

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, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Undergraduate, Uf Cals
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Supporting Florida Agriculture as Hurricane Season Approaches: Preparing For the Impact Assessment Process

by Christa Court and Alena Poulin
May 21, 2026

Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced its predictions for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. While there is a higher likelihood for below average activity in the Atlantic Basin, even one storm can have extreme ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Disaster Impact Analysis, Disaster Preparation, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Florida, Florida Agriculture, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane Season
Dr. Yujuan Gao at 2026 Commencement ceremony after completing her PhD in Food and Resource Economics

UF Food and Resource Economics PhD Graduate Spotlight: Yujuan Gao

by Alena Poulin
May 7, 2026

This May, the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department (FRE) was thrilled to recognize Dr. Yujuan Gao as the newest graduate of our Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics program.   Gao, who was supervised during her Ph.D. program by ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Graduate Program, Food And Resource Economics PhD, Graduate Program, PhD In Food And Resource Economics
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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
Dr. Lisa House, UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Professor and Department Chair

FRE Department Chair Dr. Lisa House Recognized as 2026 AAEA Fellow

by Alena Poulin
February 9, 2026

UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Professor and Chair Dr. Lisa House has been recognized as a 2026 Fellow - the highest honor of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA).  Long Term Involvement in AAEA  AAEA fellows ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: AAEA, AAEA Fellow, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, FRE100, IFAS Faculty, Leadership, Mentorship, Student Involvement
Ice on trees. Español. Árboles de durazno en un huerto de Florida cubiertos de hielo, con largos carámbanos colgando de las ramas tras una helada, mientras la luz del sol se refleja en las ramas congeladas sobre el césped.

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

Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program
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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

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
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

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