Tag: Food and Resource Economics Research

Dr. Nathan Palardy Receives Archer Early Career Seed Grant for Agricultural Conservation Easement Research Program

by Alena Poulin
February 24, 2026

As Florida's population continues to grow at an exponential rate, agricultural lands, a keystone of the state’s rich and storied heritage, are under immense development pressure. To mitigate this risk, agricultural conservation easement programs ... READ MORE

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Tags: Conservation Easement, Environmental Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Extension, Food And Resource Economics Research

Dr. Fan Fan brings financial industry experience and Agribusiness research expertise to new FRE Assistant Professor of Agribusiness

by Alena Poulin
February 2, 2026

In September 2025, Dr. Fan Fan joined the University of Florida IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department as an assistant professor of agribusiness. Fan, who earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 2025, focuses her research on agribusiness ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness
Tags: Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Crop Insurance, Finance, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Research, Microeconomics, Risk

Dr. Christa Court’s Economic Impact Analysis Program’s Disaster Impact Analysis Work recognized with Honorable Mention for AAEA Outstanding Extension Program Award.

by Alena Poulin
November 6, 2025

Led by Program Director Dr. Christa Court, interdisciplinary experts from the Economic Impact Analysis Program (EIAP) at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have created a robust disaster impact analysis ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Disaster Impact Analysis, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Extension, Food And Resource Economics Research, Hurricane Impacts, Natural Resource, Regional Economics

Dr. Tara Wade, Expert in Natural Resources Economics, Promoted to Associate Professor

by Alena Poulin
September 17, 2025

Dr. Tara Wade has been promoted to associate professor, a well-deserved recognition of her impactful work in the field of natural resources economics since joining the University of Florida. Wade is an agricultural economist who joined ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Environmental Economics, Extension, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics News, Food And Resource Economics Research, Natural Resource Economics, Natural Resources Economics, Southwest Florida, Tara Wade, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS SWFREC

Experimental Economist Dr. Bachir Kassas Promoted to Associate Professor of Food and Resource Economics

by Alena Poulin
September 16, 2025

Dr. Bachir Kassas, who joined the University of Florida in August 2018, has recently been promoted to the rank of associate professor. This is a well-deserved recognition of his scholarly pursuits and leadership in engaging the next generation ... READ MORE

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Tags: Experimental Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Faculty, Food And Resource Economics Research

Food and Resource Economics Undergraduate Jimena Morales Places 2nd in AAEA Student Paper Competition

by Alena Poulin
September 2, 2025

By applying her passions for sustainability in agriculture to research, rising senior Food and Resource Economics undergraduate Jimena Morales placed second in the student paper competition at the annual Agricultural & Applied Economics ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: B.S. In Food And Resource EConomics, Beef, Cattle, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Awards, Food And Resource Economics Research, Seaweed, Undergraduate Research

FRE Graduate Spotlight: Emerson Searl

by Savannah Bailey
June 6, 2025

This May, Emerson Searl crossed the stage as a proud graduate of the University of Florida’s Food and Resource Economics (FRE) program. Reflecting on her time in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Emerson shared how her FRE journey ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Alumni, Food And Resource Economics Quiz Bowl, Food And Resource Economics Research

UF/IFAS study proves color coding nutrition labels may promote healthier eating

by Megan Winslow
December 9, 2024

What if understanding nutrition labels were as easy as reading a traffic light? Green for "go," amber for "caution" and red for "stop" could guide consumers toward healthier food choices. The United Kingdom has used this “traffic light” ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Consumer, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food And Resource Economics Research, Health, Healthy, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Label, Lisa House, Megan Winslow, Nutrient, Nutrition, Nutrition Facts Panels, Nutritional, Purchasing Decisions, Research, Science Direct, Study, UF, University Of Florida, University Of Tennessee Institute Of Agriculture, Visual Aid, Xuqi Chen, Yujuan Gao, Zhifeng Gao

UF/IFAS study proves color coding nutrition labels may promote healthier eating

by Megan Winslow
December 9, 2024

Dr. James Ji Named 2025 UFIC Global Fellow – Plans to Explore Health and Social impacts of mangrove ecosystems on coastal communities.

by Alena Poulin
November 19, 2024

For his work exploring the nexus of environmental, social and economic factors and health-related outcomes in South Asian countries, UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics assistant professor Dr. James Xinde Ji has recently been announced as ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Research, Water Economics

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