Category: Agribusiness
Taller sobre pitahaya fomenta entusiasmo y colaboración para una industria en crecimiento en Florida
August 19, 2024
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. La pitahaya, también conocida como pitaya o fruta del dragón, es un superalimento saludable para el corazón, bajo ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Cactus, Cactus Neotropical, Clinica De Diagnostico De Plantas, Consumidores, Cosecha, Cultivo, Distribuidores, Español, Florida, Fruta, Fruta Tropical, Horticultura, Impulsar La Industria Comercial De La Pitahaya, Industria, Industria Auxiliar, Iniciativa De Investigacion De Cultivos Especiales, Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura Del Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos, Jonathan Crane, La Fruta Del Dragon, Mercado, Miami-Dade, Pitahaya, Pitaya, Productores´, Pulpa De La Pitahaya, Romina Gazis, Spanish, Super Alimento, Super Fruta, Taller, Trabajadores De Campo, TREC, USDA-NIFA
Retired UF professor leaves enduring legacy online through sustainable agriculture course
August 19, 2024
It’s been years since University of Florida Professor Emeritus George Hochmuth set foot inside a classroom, yet students from all over the world still benefit from his lessons every day. As the architect of Coursera’s Sustainable Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & VegetablesTags: Agricultural, Agriculture, Class, Course, Coursera, Crop Production, Farm, Farming, Free, George Hochmuth, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lecture, Megan Winslow, Nutrient Demands, Nutrition, Online Course, Professor Emeritus, Soil Fertility, Soil Testing, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Student, Sustainable Agricultural Land Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Practices, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
Media Alert: UF researchers study farming inside a ‘shipping container’
August 15, 2024
What: Smart garden ribbon cutting and tour When: Monday, Aug. 19, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Where: The UF/IFAS Plant Science Research and Education Unit (PSREU), 2556 County Highway 318, Citra About: University of Florida officials ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Citra, Clay Electric Cooperative, David Porter, EPRI, Hitchcock Field And Fork Pantry, Hydroponic, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, James Boyer, Jim Boyer, Kale, Lettuce, Megan Winslow, North Florida Research And Education Center, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Psreu, Research, Ribbon Cutting, Seminole Electric, Seminole Electric Cooperative, Smart Garden, Study, Suwannee, Suwannee Valley Electric Company, Tour, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Ying Zhang
UF Graduate Students Place Third in Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Case Study Competition
August 14, 2024
At this year’s Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) annual meeting, UF graduate students Meri Hambaryan, Kelvin Amon, and Chenxi Hu, competed in the annual Case Study Competition against graduate students from all over the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Professional Development, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agribusiness, Case Study Competition, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Graduate Students, Student Awards, Student Competition
Cottage Food & Essential Farm Equipment at the 2024 Fall Southwest Florida Small Farmer Network Meeting
August 14, 2024
Plenty of farmers are selling their products on their farms to increase their customers. Many of these products require a food permit that the farmer must obtain before selling. On the other hand, there are several products that farmers can ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: COTTAGE FOOD LAW, Florida Farms, Small Farms, Southwest District, Southwest Florida Small Farms Network, UF-IFAS, Vegetable Farm, Vegetables
Beer in space: UF researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation
August 14, 2024
A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFASTags: Andrew MacIntosh, Beer, Biofuel, Clinostat, Ester, Ferment, Fermentation, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Grain, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Microgravity, Outer Space, Pedro Fernandez Mendoza, Pharmaceutical, Research, Researcher, Saccharomyces Pastorianus, Space, Space Exploration, Study, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wort, Yeast
When pricing produce to sell directly to consumers, farmers urged to know their costs
August 14, 2024
Instead of taking what the broker or retailer feels like paying, small- and medium-sized farmers who sell directly to consumers should track costs, determine what they want to earn and set their own produce prices, University of Florida experts ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFASTags: Consumers, Costs, Customers, Farmers, Farmers Markets, Jessica Ryals, Kim Morgan, Marketing, Mid-sized Farmers, Niche Market, Price, Retail, Small Farmers, Social Media, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County
El director de Extensión de UF/IFAS del condado de Hardee recibió el Premio Nacional al Servicio Distinguido de NACAA
August 12, 2024
Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. La Asociación Nacional de Agentes Agrícolas del Condado ha otorgado a Jonael Bosques, agente agrícola y director del ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: 4-H, Agricultura, Asociación De Agentes Agrícolas Del Condado De Florida, Asociacion Nacional De Agentes Agricolas Del Condado, CAFE Latino, Capacitacion, Competencia Cultural, Condado De Hardee, Desarrollo Comunitario, Diversidad, Diversity And Inclusion, Español, Extension, FACAA, Galardon, Ganadería, Herramientas Educativas, Hispanohablantes, Hispanos, Inclusion, Jonael Bosques, Jonael Bosques-Mendez, Latinos, NACAA, National Association Of County Agricultural Agents, Premio, Premio Al Servicio Distinguido, Premio Nacional A La Diversidad En Extensión, Reconocimiento, Servicio Comunitario, Spanish, Timothy Wilson, UF, UF-IFAS