UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
The latest Food and Resource Economics Department Newsletter is now available! We introduce new faculty and staff, celebrate those who received awards, share research, and recognize our student leaders and recent graduates. View the newsletter here!
A NIFA-funded, University of Florida-led project will develop a software for small- and medium-sized farms to calculate potential labor costs and weigh hiring decisions in terms of long- and short-term profitability. The tool will be downloadable and allow… Read More
“Before I graduated, I had no clue what I wanted to do as far as a career or job. Now that I am working in marketing and HR, I want to climb the metaphorical ladder and become a marketing… Read More
“Graduating during COVID posed quite the challenge. I lost the job I had lined up with The Walt Disney Company and was left scrambling for an opening.” Sierra Smith graduated from UF in Spring 2020 with a degree… Read More
With low milk prices, industry consolidation, and declining consumer demand, what would you do as CEO of your struggling, family farm? The case study, “the Future of Four Creeks Farm: Scale-Up, Diversify, or Exit” challenges students to make… Read More
In 2018, FRE Ph.D. student, Fei He was awarded a Thompson Earth Systems Institute (TESI) Grant to support her project, “Water resources and human society: educating Floridians about the value of water resources”. Since then, Fei has been… Read More
Dr. Christa Court was recently a guest on the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education’s (PIE) podcast, Science by the Slice. Dr. Court is an Assistant Professor of Regional Economics and the Director of the Economic Impact Analysis… Read More
One third of all U.S. households participate in some type of food gardening with vegetable gardening being the most common type. UF/IFAS Extension agents from throughout the Sunshine State have released a guide to help consumers design a… Read More
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Joao Ferreira on receiving The William H. Miernyk Research Excellence Medal! This award is sponsored by the Regional Research Institute at West Virginia University and is awarded annually to an eligible author… Read More
Topic: Decree or Democracy? State Takeovers and Local Government Financial Outcomes Speaker: Dr. Luke Spreen Go Here for Seminar Details: https://fred.ifas.ufl.edu/seminar-series/
