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How it Happened: UF/IFAS Flavors of Florida

by IFAS Advancement
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

How it Happened: Florida Master Money Mentor Program

by IFAS Advancement
February 23, 2024

Financial security is essential to our quality of life. However, learning how to be financially secure isn’t something usually taught on the job or in school. Some people may think financial education is only for those who can afford it, but ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Money Matters, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bank Of America, Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, Florida Master Money Mentors, Homebuyer Education, How It Happened, Living On My Own, Savings, UF-IFAS, VITA

How It Happened: FSGA & UF/IFAS’ Game-Changing Partnership for Strawberry Industry

by IFAS Advancement
January 30, 2024

Cultivating Florida’s Strawberry Legacy In the heart of Florida’s strawberry fields, the partnership between the Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF/IFAS) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Florida Strawberry Growers Association, GCREC, How It Happened, Research, Strawberry, UF-IFAS

How it Happened: Alan and Cathy Hitchcock Field & Fork Pantry

by IFAS Advancement
October 2, 2023

If you’ve been to the University of Florida lately, you may have noticed the Alan and Cathy Hitchcock Field & Fork Pantry. Located just south of the “French fry” statues in the heart of campus, the Hitchcock Pantry is a conveniently ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Alan And Cathy Hitchcock, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Field & Fork, Go Greater, Hitchcock Pantry, How It Happened, University Of Florida

How it Happened: Honey Bee Research & Extension Laboratory Building

by IFAS Advancement
August 21, 2023

What do crops like blueberries, watermelon, avocados, almonds, cucumbers, apples, cherries and pumpkins all have in common? They, and many other fruits and vegetables, depend on honey bee pollination to grow. Without honey bees, this nutrient-dense ... READ MORE

Category: , UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Bee Lab, Florida State Beekeepers Association, Go Greater, HBREL, Honey Bees, How It Happened, Philanthropy, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

How it Happened: The Stern Learning Center and Scholarship Endowments

by IFAS Advancement
July 6, 2023

Roland Stern was born to be outside. His office was the green fields of his family farm; his conference room a timber clearing in the thick pine forests of north central Florida. He spent as much time sitting on his tractor as most people ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Austin Cary Forest, Endowment, Ffgs, Forestry, Go Greater, How It Happened, Lucinda Stern, Scholarship, Stern Learning Center, Timber, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS Breaks Ground on Graduate Dormitory, Honors Emeritus Professor Contributions

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
January 4, 2023

With an eye toward the future, the University of Florida celebrated a historic milestone with the groundbreaking of a graduate student dormitory named after a prominent Black scientist. In the heart of Miami-Dade County’s Homestead, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics Department, How It Happened, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, Pauline O. Lawrence, Professor Emeritus Pauline Lawrence, Tropical Research And Education Center

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