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How it Happened: UF/IFAS Flavors of Florida


March 27, 2024

Since its inception in 2014, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Flavors of Florida event has been a testament to the pioneering spirit of UF/IFAS and rich agricultural heritage of the Sunshine State. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 4-H, Alan And Cathy Hitchcock, FFSP, Field And Fork, Flavors Of Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Fresh From Florida, FSHN, How It Happened, Mildred's Big City Food, Plant Breeding, UF-IFAS, Underground Kitchen, University Of Florida

Disfrute de alimentos cultivados en Florida durante el Día de Acción de Gracias y el resto de las festividades

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November 17, 2023

Creado por Brad Buck, sénior especialista en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Cuando esté disfrutando de la cena del Día de Acción de Gracias, independientemente de su cultura, recuerde que gran parte de sus alimentos fueron cultivados ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agentes De Extension, Agricultores De Florida, Andrea Nikolai, Batatas, Calabazas, Camotes, Cena De Accion De Gracias, Centro De Extension Agricola De Hastings, Ciencias De La Familia Y El Consumidor De UF/IFAS, Comida Es Nuestro Segundo Nombre, Cultivos De Florida, Ensayos, Español, Festividades, Fitomejoramiento, Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Jamon, Judias Verdes, Lechuga, Leo Hoffmann, Maiz, Mejoramiento De La Papa, Nelly Nelson, Papas, Pavo, Pina, Servicio De Extension Del Condado De Polk, Servio De Extension Del Condado De Manatee, Spanish, UF-IFAS

UF/IFAS scientists rethink food possibilities with 3D food printer

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February 2, 2023

For years, 3D printers have become an increasingly useful technology for creating everything from rollercoaster models to houses. But what about printing food? Adam Watson and Ziynet Boz, two UF/IFAS professors in the agricultural and biological ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: 3D Food Printer, Adam Watson, Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food Is Our Middle Name, Ziynet Boz

UF/IFAS helps Floridians launch food business dreams

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January 17, 2023

Starting a food business might seem intimidating, but UF/IFAS Extension courses can help make big dreams a reality. That is exactly how Sharlay Smith of Jacksonville, Florida, turned a “lightbulb moment” into The Lentil House, a profitable ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Cottage Food Industry, Cottage Foods, Entrepreneurship, Food Business Workshops, Food Is Our Middle Name, Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County
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Food is Our Middle Name podcast season finale: What’s the deal with…global hunger?

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December 30, 2022

As we wrap up the final episode of this season’s podcast we think it best to take a step back and look at food-related issues on a global scale.   UF/IFAS does work in research, teaching and Extension that improves the lives of Floridians ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Extension, Feed The Future Innovation Lab For Livestock Systems, Food, Food Is Our Middle Name, Food Safety, Global Food Systems Institute, Hidden Hunger, Hunger, Livestock, Nutrition, Podcast, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Global Food Systems Institute

Research by FRE associate professor Di Fang cited in White House Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. 

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December 15, 2022

The Biden Administration released the White House National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in September 2022, citing research by FRE associate professor Di Fang.   Fang’s research, conducted while at the University of Arkansas ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Covid-19, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Research, Food Insecurity, Food Is Our Middle Name, Mental Health, Policy

Statewide Peanut Butter Challenge sends nearly 20K jars to community food programs


December 12, 2022

The 2022 Peanut Butter Challenge didn’t go exactly to plan – with Hurricane Ian traveling across much of the state just days before the event’s Oct. 1 start – but participating counties still managed to collect over 13.5 tons of the ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Food Insecurity, Food Is Our Middle Name, Libbie Johnson, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge
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Food is Our Middle Name podcast: What’s the deal with…farm technology?

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December 2, 2022

Technology is rapidly advancing in many different industries, but what about agricultural technology? Drones? Artificial intelligence? How does this benefit farmers and does it benefit shoppers?  UF/IFAS experts Kati Migliaccio and Nathan ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #aiatuf, #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department, Agriculture Technology, AI, AI In Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Center For Applied Artificial Intelligence In Agriculture, Drones, Food Is Our Middle Name, GCREC, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Plant Breeding, Podcast, Robotics, Robots, Technology, UF/IFAS Communications
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Food is Our Middle Name Podcast: What’s the deal with…food shortages?

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November 18, 2022

Food shortages happen for a multitude of reasons but since COVID-19 these shortages seem more abundant than ever. And I think we all remember the great cream cheese shortage of 2021 at peak holiday cheesecake season! (Or maybe that’s just ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Agriculture, COVID, Covid-19, Economic Impact, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food, Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Food Is Our Middle Name, Food Shortages, Food Supply Chain, Podcast, Supply Chain, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program
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Food is Our Middle Name Podcast: What’s the deal with…careers in food?

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November 4, 2022

This week we serve up a two-part episode. Part one, we sat down with Dean Turner and Cathy Carr, leaders in the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to discuss the incredible range of fascinating careers in the food industry. (Spoiler ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: #FoodIsOurMiddleName, Agriculture, Agriculture Jobs, CALS, Careers, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food, Food Is Our Middle Name, Plant Molecular And Cellular Biology, Plant Molecular And Cellular Biology Program, Podcast, Space, UF/IFAS CALS, UF/IFAS Communications

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