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FRED’s Wei, Khachatryan Win Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Outstanding Paper Award


October 15, 2020

Recently published research co-authored by UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department associate professor Hayk Khachatryan and postdoctoral researcher Xuan Wei, along with University of Tennessee Agricultural and Resource Economics Department ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: AAEA, Agricultural Economics, Award, Economics, FRED, Khachatryan, Outstanding Paper, Research, Rihn, Specialty Crop, Wei
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National Ag Week: A Q&A with UF/IFAS Faculty Jennifer Clark


March 15, 2019

By Teresa Suits, agricultural education and communication master’s student (BS ’17) During 2019, National Ag Week occurs March 10-16. The week recognizes and celebrates the producers, associations, corporations, universities, governments ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agribusiness, CALS, CALS Classes, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Conservation, Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Women In Ag
CALS faculty member Misti Sharp pictured with four peers during her study abroad experience in Germany

CALS 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 Teaching
Tags: Agribusiness, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Economics, Germany, Study Abroad
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3rd Annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference


January 22, 2018

The UF/IFAS Dept. of Food & Resource Economics is hosting the 3rd Annual Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference at the UF/IFAS MREC, Apopka, FL, on February 21st from 9 am – 4 pm. You’ll be able to network with researchers, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Turf, Water
Tags: Ag Policy, Agribusiness, Conference, Economics, Marketing

UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Visit MREC


December 12, 2017

Last week, MREC hosted a tour for up-and-coming UF/IFAS Master Gardeners and talked about projects with researchers and Extension agents focused on agricultural economics, water conservation and plant breeding. The group went to greenhouses ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Economics, Greenhouses, Ifas Extension, Master Gardeners, Outreach, Plant Breeding, Plants, Production, UF, Water Conservation