Category: Agribusiness
Annual Peanut Butter Challenge Series: 2024 Wrap Up
December 23, 2024
Thank You, Polk County! The 2024 Peanut Butter Challenge, organized by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University (FAMU) Cooperative Extension, was a smooth success. This annual peanut butter jar collection brings communities together ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & LifeTags: Anikolai, Charity, Donate, Education, Featured, Featured Hot Topic, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, Nutrition, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter
Forestry and Finance: The Economics of U.S. Christmas Tree Farms
December 20, 2024
Every year when the winter holiday season comes around, we're reminded of the many different products from the forestry industry which are to thank for holiday traditions. This includes things such as chestnuts roasting on an open fire, wood ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, ForestsTags: Christmas Tree Farms, Economic Impacts, Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Forestry, FRE Lunch Podcast
Economistas de UF estiman que las pérdidas en producción agrícola en Florida por el huracán Milton superan los $190 millones
December 20, 2024
Creado por Megan Winslow, especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. El Programa de Análisis del Impacto Económico de UF/IFAS, que se publicará próximamente en español, estima un rango creíble de pérdidas entre $190,4 millones ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Acuicultura, Agricultores, Agricultura, Christa Court, Danos, Danos Agricolas, Debby, Economistas Agrícolas, EIAP, Encuesta De Evaluación De Desastres EIAP De UF/IFAS., Encuestas, Español, Florida, Ganado, Huracán, Huracan Debby, Huracán Helene, Huracan Milton, Informe Preliminar, Inundacion, Invernaderos, Lluvia, Melones, Milton, Papas, Perdidas, Perdidas Economicas, Precipitacion, Productores´, Productos Primarios, Programa De Análisis Del Impacto Económico De UF/IFAS, Spanish, Tormenta, Tornados, Vegetales, Vientos, Viveros, Xiaohui Qiao
Hurricane Milton: Florida agricultural production losses top $190M
December 20, 2024
The newly released UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program estimates a credible range of losses between $190.4 million and $642.7 million. This range will be narrowed in a final report released in the coming months. The estimate includes ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Cat Wofford, Christa Court, Crops, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economists, Economy, EIAP, Farming, Finfish, Flooding, Food And Resource Economics Department, FRED, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Indian River Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Rain, Shellfish, Storm, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao
UF/IFAS to share results of Hurricane Milton agricultural impacts assessment
December 17, 2024
What: UF/IFAS virtual press conference announcing preliminary results from Hurricane Milton agricultural impacts assessment. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, LivestockTags: Agricultural, Agricultural Losses, Agriculture, Christa Court, Damages, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economics, EIAP, Growers, Hurricane, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Media, Megan Winslow, Press Conference, Producers, Report, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
Bultemeier to lead UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office
December 16, 2024
Brett Bultemeier has been selected as the new director of the UF/IFAS Pesticide Information Office. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agronomy Department, Brett Bultemeier, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jay Ferrell, Megan Winslow, Pesticide, Pesticide Information Office, PIO, UF, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida
With more than 100 Field Days annually, UF/IFAS empowers growers with valuable insights to enhance their operations
December 10, 2024
Billie Rooney and her husband, Scott, run a 40-acre farm near Live Oak, where they grow blueberries, blackberries and sunflowers and raise livestock. Farming is a second career for the Rooneys. So, they had a lot to learn. She and hundreds ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFASTags: Billie Rooney, Bob Hochmuth, Brent Sellers, Brett Bultemeier, Cattle, Citrus, Citrus Handbook, Crops, EPA, Field Days, Florida Farm Bureau, Forage, Kim Jones, Learning, Mike Adams, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Pesticide Information Office, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Regulations, Saqib Mukhtar, Specialty Crops
Annual Peanut Butter Challenge Series: How One Girl is Giving Back
December 9, 2024
Meet the Young Girl Inspiring Our Community with Her Peanut Butter Donation At just nine years old, London Brandt, is already making a difference in her community. Inspired by the kindness she sees around her and her desire to help those ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Work & LifeTags: Charity, Donate, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter