National Tater Day March 31st is National Tater Day! First celebrated in 1843, spud enthusiasts throughout the country have taken the day to enjoy this classic starchy vegetable. Not only can we appreciate all the delicious foods made with ... READ MORE
Category: Crops,
Known as the Sunshine State, Florida is also synonymous with water. Our state boasts many beautiful beaches and is home to the vast Floridian Aquifer, providing drinking water to nearly 10 million people and feeding into numerous springs and ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, , Water
Finger limes appear as a promising choice to growers searching for alternative citrus crops thriving in Florida. The Australian Lime Improvement Program hosted the most recent Finger Lime Field Day to highlight ongoing research and market ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Food and Resource Economics (FRE) student Kimberly Miranda-Ramos participated in the UF in Ireland: Internship and Global Culture study abroad program this past summer. A six-week long summer study abroad, the UF in Ireland program allows ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
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: Conservation
This November, a team of four Ph.D. students from the UF Food and Resource Economics Department took what they’ve been learning in the classroom and competed on the global stage to prove that they could quickly apply that knowledge in the ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Jacob Dorland began the University of Florida’s Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program in 2023 to continue his education after accepting a job position at the College of Central Florida. The MAB program includes a multiple-semester spanning ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
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
For his work exploring the design and evaluation of programs providing payment for ecosystem services, Dr. Youngho (Young) Kim has recently been announced as the recipient of the Wallace E. Oates Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. Currently ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
Every year when the winter holiday season comes around, we're reminded of the many different products from the forestry industry which are to thank for holiday traditions. This includes things such as chestnuts roasting on an open fire, wood ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Forests