UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) food and resource economics (FRE) student Paul Hawkins spent his summer in Windsor, South Carolina, as an operations intern for Walther Farms. He is currently pursuing his bachelor’s ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS Teaching
The Food and Resource Economics Department would like to congratulate two of our faculty members for receiving Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) awards! Dr. Zhifeng Gao, Professor, received the award for Distinguished ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
PhD Benjamin Avuwadah, Dissertation:Three Essays on Conflicts: Conflict Management Policies and Household Welfare Bijeta Saha, Dissertation: Environmental Dis-Amenities and Its Impact Evaluation Using Quasi-Experimental Methods ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASCongratulations to Danielle Shu, Food and Resource Economics’ Academic Advisor for her recent award of the Global 2021 NACADA Outstanding New Advising - Academic Advising Primary Role. Danielle started in the department as an Academic Assistant ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS
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 ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS
"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 manager." Jenna Rogers graduated this spring with a ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness"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 in Food and Resource Economics, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, AgricultureWith 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
Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingIn 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 hard ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WaterDr. 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 Program ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching