From stale French fries to spoiled milk, edible food that, for whatever reason, goes unconsumed after being made available for human consumption represents a major problem from many perspectives, economic, environmental, and otherwise. According ... READ MORE
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At the 2024 Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, UF graduate student, Jianhui Liu, received the Graduate Student Award following his presentation entitled “Assessing Consumers’ Valuation for Front-of-Package ‘Health’ Labeling ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
The UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program assesses impacts to Florida agriculture following extreme weather events. The preliminary report for Hurricane Idalia is newly released. The report estimates a credible range of losses ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Livestock, UF/IFAS Research
Author: Professor Andrew Schmitz, Ph.D., D.Litt. Eminent Scholar: Ben Hill Griffin Jr. Endowed Chair Food and Resource Economics (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops,
This April, Gator NAMA, the University of Florida's National Agri-Marketing Association student group, traveled to Kansas City, Missouri, for the annual NAMA conference. They competed in the student marketing competition with their marketing ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness,
Speakers from across the country shared new research and insight -- including data about consumer behavior change since the pandemic began, Florida and national policy updates and crop outlooks for some of Florida’s largest commodities. It ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Congratulations to Dr. Christa Court as the recipient of a 2021 Wells Fargo Extension Professional and Enhancement Award! Dr. Court is an Assistant Professor of Regional Economics and Director of the UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionThe fall 2021 semester began with an air of excitement and energy for the FRED Graduate Program as our graduate students returned to in-person classes after having taken classes and conducted research off-campus for nearly 18 months. In addition ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
The latest Food and Resource Economics Department Newsletter is now available! We introduce new faculty and staff, celebrate those who received awards, share research, and recognize our student leaders and recent graduates. View the newsletter ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS