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COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension


March 15, 2020

Updated 03/15/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. The personal health and safety of everyone in the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Covid-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic
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University of Florida Leads Trend to Open Food Businesses with Workshops


May 7, 2018

Kimberly and George Vecchio wanted to reinvent their 20-acre farm near Vero Beach from mostly animals to produce so they could start a food business. Though George had been a gourmet chef for more than 20 years, they didn’t know how to start ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Professional Development
Tags: Agricultural Sciences, Cottage Food, Cottage Food Enterprises, Cottage Law, Entrepreneurship, Extension, Food Businesses, Food Entrepreneurship, Soo Ahn, Workshops
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FSHN/IFT Awards Night 2018


April 10, 2018

The FSHN/IFT awards are in honor of leaders in IFT and recognize students with a strong academic and research records as well as evident leadership and professional potential, particularly in the area of Food Science. Richard F. Matthews Memorial ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition
Tags: Adam Baker, Albert J “Sandy” Sanders, Allison Chandler, Amy Jones, Awards, Bob Olson Graduate Scholarship, Brian Wada, Catherine Escoffier, Catherine Lower, Christina Bracey, Fshn Awards, FSHN Graduate Awards, Grady W. Chism, Grants, Huda Aziz, Ift Awards, Janna Underhill Scholarship, Jasmine Ricke, Jayna Goldstein, Jessica Lee, Jing Bai, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, Kalee Eichelberger, Lacey Mead, Mario Guadalupe, Max Van Belkum, Megan Engel, Natalie Lux, Neha P. Patel Memorial Travel Grant, Peter Chiarelli, Priscilla Sinclair, Rachel Gordon, Raymond A. Dennison Memorial Scholarship, Richard F. Matthews Memorial Graduate Scholarship, Robert P. Bates Graduate Scholarship, Ronald H. Schmidt Professional Service Graduate Scholarship, Ruiqi Li, Savanna Curtis, Sawsan Abed, Scholarships, Sean Krygger, Shaomin Zhao, Shi Feng, Stephen Koltum, The Earl Wilmot Hartt Scholarship, The Eugene E. Woodward Memorial Scholarship, The Florida Dairy Products Association Scholarship, The Florida Section IFT Innovation Award, The Food Machinery Corporation (FMP) Graduate Scholarship, The Howard Appledorf Memorial Scholarship, The Virginia Dare Award, William L. And Agnes F. Brown Graduate Scholarship, Ying Fan

Workshop: Introduction to Florida Food Entrepreneurship


April 4, 2017

IF COOKING IS WHAT YOU LOVE, WHY NOT DO WHAT YOU LOVE? With growing interest in fresh local food, more people are starting their own small-scale food business, and the number of small food businesses in Florida is expected to continuously increase. ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Science & Human Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Events, Food Entrepreneurship, Soo Ahn, Workshops
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Upcoming Workshop: Best Practices at Farmers’ Markets – Improving Food Safety and Market Growth


March 30, 2017

Event Organizer Dr. Soo Ahn, the organizer of this workshop, is Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Science and Human Nutrition Department at University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, FL. She received her Ph.D. in Food Science ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Food Safety, Food Science & Human Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Events, Extension, Farmers Market, Food Safety, Soo Ahn, Workshops

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