Tag: economics
Is seaweed aquaculture the next big crop for Florida?
August 27, 2025
Florida’s coastline may one day host more than oysters, clams, fish and shrimp. Researchers at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and Florida Sea Grant are asking whether seaweed could be the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Andrew Ropicki, Angela Collins, Aquaculture, Ashley Smith, Dail Laughinghouse, Economics, Extension, Florida, Florida Sea Grant, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gabrielle Foursa, Growers, Harvest, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Lourdes Mederos, Macroalgae, News, NOAA National Sea Grant, NOAA National Sea Grant Aquaculture Program, Seaweed, Seaweed Aquaculture, Seaweed Farming, Sponge, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Water Quality
Feeding cows seaweed reduces methane emissions, but does it make economic sense?
May 8, 2025
As they digest grass and hay, cows produce significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas. In the quest to identify an alternative livestock feed, seaweed has emerged as a promising contender. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Algae Bloom, Algal Bloom, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Asparagopsis Armata, Beef, Beef And Dairy Production, Cattle, Choices Magazine, Consumer, Cow, Dairy, Economics, Emerson Searl, Emissions, Environment, Environmentally Conscious, Food And Resource Economics Department, Fre, Greenhouse Gas, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, John Lai, Megan Winslow, Meri Hambaryan, Methane, Milk, Red Seaweed, Seaweed, Sustainability, Sustainable, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
The Importance of Record-Keeping in a Good Year
March 19, 2025
2025 is expected to be another year of high prices of cattle producers. Prices for steers, heifers, replacements, and cull cows in Florida are 9%, 7%, 22%, and 16% higher year over year. As more heifers are retained and culling slows, the value ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, LivestockTags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Economics, Hannah Baker, SV Ag Update
Breaking Up with Food Waste on College Campuses
March 5, 2025
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
Category: ConservationTags: Agricultural Economics, Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food Waste, FRE Lunch Podcast
Consumers value domestically produced vanilla – but only when they know what they’re consuming, UF/IFAS research shows
March 4, 2025
UF/IFAS researchers are investigating the economic potential of growing vanilla in Florida with the aim of establishing an alternative – and potentially lucrative – crop to oranges. (more…) READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Crop, Economics, Extract, Food And Resource Economics Department, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jaclyn Kropp, Magagascar, Market Research, Megan Winslow, Oranges, Panel, Papua New Guinea, Research, Samples, Sensory Panel, Study, Synthetic Vanilla, Taste, Taste Test, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vanilla, Vanilla Beans
The Past and Present of Replacement Heifer Inventory
March 3, 2025
Going into 2025, one of the main questions is still when we will start expanding. An additional question is can we start expanding. The current number of heifers held as beef cow replacements is 4.6 million head, down roughly 1 percent year ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, LivestockTags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Market, Economics, Hannah Baker, Heifers, SV Ag Update
A Preview of the 2025 Annual Florida Cattle Market Report
February 4, 2025
This January Florida Cattle Market Update is a snapshot of the “Annual Cattle Market Report: January 2025” that can be found at https://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/about/directory/staff/hannah-baker/ under “Annual Report Summaries.” Please ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, LivestockTags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Economics, Hannah Baker, SV Ag Update