Tag: Food and Resource Economics Department
Buyer behavior change, climate initiatives among critical topics at UF/IFAS Ag Policy Outlook
March 28, 2022
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 ResearchTags: Agricultural Economics, Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Is Our Middle Name
Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference 2022
March 1, 2022
The UF/IFAS food and resource economics department (FRED) Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference is back in-person this spring. The conference explains critical policy issues Florida agribusiness leaders face and provides insights on ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Conference, Event, Events, Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center
Upcoming event: Florida Agricultural Policy Outlook Conference 2021
January 28, 2021
The UF/IFAS food and resource economics department (FRED) hosts a conference each spring to examine critical policy issues facing Florida agribusiness leaders and provide insights on economic factors that can inform business and policy decisions. As ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Agribusiness, Covid-19, Economic Impact, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Pandemic
Most Americans’ CARES Act stimulus checks went to basic needs, UF economists find
December 9, 2020
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Although direct payments to Americans have been utilized during previous economically challenging times – the last as part of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 – never before had the world looked as it had in the spring ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Work & LifeTags: CARES Act, Covid-19, Covid19, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, John Lai, Money, Research, Stephen Morgan, Survey
COVID-19 risk factors vary by farm workers’ legal status; shows need for tailored measures
September 29, 2020
As laborers return to the fields this fall in Florida, both unauthorized workers and those authorized to plant and pick crops through a guest worker visa are vulnerable to the coronavirus. In fact, an estimated 75% of Florida crop workers have ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, SFYL Hot TopicTags: Covid-19, Farms, Food And Resource Economics Department, Gulcan Onel, H-2A, Labor, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Susceptibility, Underlying Health Issues, Workers
UF Researchers Seek to Develop Tastier Mangos
September 4, 2018
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mangos make for a tasty, nutritious snack or side dish. To help meet consumer demand for more flavorful mangos without grit or fibrous flesh, University of Florida scientists will try to identify superior varieties so mango ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASTags: Alan Chambers, Aroma, Citrus Research And Education Center, Crop, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grant, Horticultural Sciences, Jonathan Crane, Lisa House, Mangos, Taste, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF College Of Medicine And Director Of The Center For Smell And Taste, Yu Wang
UF/IFAS FRED faculty win EPAF awards
September 22, 2016
Two University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty in the food and resource economics department have each been selected for UF/IFAS Extension Professional and Enhancement awards. These awards highlight exceptional ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Edward "Gilly" Evans, EPAF, Featured Hot Topic, Food And Resource Economics Department, Tatiana Borisova
Improving the Precision of Blueberry Frost Protection Irrigation
December 2, 2015
In Florida, early-ripening southern highbush blueberry cultivars allow growers to take advantage of high prices in the early market before other states can compete with higher volumes of berries sold at lower prices. That advantage comes with ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsTags: Blueberry, Cold Protection And Chilling Damage, Food And Resource Economics Department, Jeffrey Williamson, Mercy Olmstead, Tatiana Borisova, Tori Bradley
Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Food Industries in Florida in 2013
September 11, 2015
About 1.52 million people worked full- or part-time in Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and food industries in 2013-- an 8.7 percent increase in jobs over 2012. Recognizing the significant impact agriculture, natural resources, and ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Alan W. Hodges, Economic Impact Analysis, Economic Value Of Agriculture, Food And Resource Economics Department, Mohammad Rahmani, Thomas J. Stevens