Category: Agribusiness
FRE Alumni Spotlight: Tyler Walker
November 30, 2018
Ever wondered where UF's latest graduates are working? Check out our most recent FRE Alumni Spotlight, Tyler Walker. In the interview, Tyler discusses how he is making the most out of his degree in Food and Resource Economics working in the ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & LifeTags: Alumni Spotlight, Food And Resource Economics, Fre, Graduate
USDA Helps Ag Producers Conserve Natural Resources
November 21, 2018
Application Deadline is Dec. 21 Florida farmers, ranchers and forest owners can apply until Dec. 21 for financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Forests, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Livestock, Natural ResourcesPaying attention to an outbreak of tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) again in this growing season
November 19, 2018
What we have seen in tomato fields We have observed an outbreak of tomato chlorotic spot virus (TCSV) in some tomato fields. It could become a great concern again in this growing season. As everybody may remember that the first outbreak of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS ExtensionCALS lecturer Misti Sharp shares the benefits of studying abroad
November 15, 2018
Misti Sharp’s first-ever flight took her to Belize on a service-learning undergraduate study abroad trip. The UF/IFAS food and resource economics lecturer came from a poor, rural area of Arkansas where travel experiences were uncommon. Through ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Agribusiness, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Economics, Germany, Study Abroad
UF/IFAS Honors Imogene Yarborough with Extension Advocate Award
November 13, 2018
APOPKA, Fla. – When Imogene Yarborough and her husband Ed started ranching in Seminole County in 1954, they foresaw a legacy of agriculture for their future generations. “We raised our four children with the guiding principle that this ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Award, Extension, Extension Advocate, News, UF-IFAS
UF Horticulture tour make new friends in Southern Spain
November 6, 2018
In October, a team of 24 University of Florida Extension horticulture extension personnel and interested guests recently explored a Horticulture and Cultural Tour of Southern Spain. One of the early visits included an exclusive meeting with ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension,Tags: Greenhouses, Spain
White Gold-Cotton
November 5, 2018
In 2018 Florida farmers planted over 115, 000 acres of cotton with over 5,000 acres in the Suwannee Valley area. Cotton production has a long history in our area and we are seeing renewed interest in this crop. If you go back 100 years ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Clothing, Commodities, Cotton, Crops, Farmers, Winter