Tag: Jack Payne

A group of men and women stand in a row near a field in Zambia.

Remembering a Global Soil Scientist Whose Life’s Work Helped Feed the World

by Mike Loizzo
January 13, 2026

Dr. Pedro A. Sánchez, an internationally renowned soil scientist, visionary leader and tireless advocate for food security, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 12, 2026. He was 85. Born Oct. 7, 1940, in Cuba, Sánchez grew up on his family’s ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Relationships & Family
Tags: Agroforestry, Cheryl Palm, Federal University Of Lavras, Jack Payne, Pedro Sanchez, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, World Food Prize

History marker honors UF/IFAS Extension’s role in helping Florida’s farmers, ranchers, families

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 21, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the early 1900s, every farmer and rancher in Florida knew their county Extension agent by name: It was the person from the University of Florida who taught them the best and latest techniques, and homemakers how to ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Nick Place, University Of Florida

Farm animal expert Temple Grandin is headed to UF to tour livestock facilities and discuss autism

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 9, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- On Sept. 24, the world’s most famous farm animal behaviorist and autism advocate, Temple Grandin, will be touring the beef and dairy teaching units at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS program highly successful in keeping phosphorus out of the Everglades

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 24, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A 20-year plan to dramatically reduce phosphorus levels of agricultural water entering the Florida Everglades is working, thanks to proper implementation of best management practices by growers, training by the University ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Soil And Water Sciences, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS receives part of $4.5 million in USDA grants for specialty crops

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 14, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida is partnering with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the United States Department of Agriculture on two dozen projects to strengthen markets for specialty crops in ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Archive, Avocado, Blueberries, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Peaches, Strawberries, Tomato, University Of Florida

Water management district, UF/IFAS and UF Water Institute team up to examine springs

by BLOGS.IFAS
March 18, 2014

March 18, 2014 GAINESVILLE, Fla. --The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is joining forces with two entities as part of a $3 million, three-year contract to provide scientific data to help protect and restore ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Archive, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, University Of Florida, Water, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

PIE Center move will increase its prominence in UF/IFAS

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 26, 2012

Four months after winning recurring state funding, the Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center) will be moving from a department-level center to an IFAS-wide center. Effective Nov. 1, the PIE Center ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Alexa Lamm, Archive, Ed Osborne, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Joy Goodwin, Nicole Dodds, PIE Center, Tracy Irani, University Of Florida

Farm Bureau helps UF/IFAS get closer to fundraising goal for new learning center

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 19, 2012

Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s School of Forest Resources and Conservation received a $50,000 donation Wednesday from the Florida Farm Bureau to help rebuild a ... READ MORE

Category: Forests, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Archive, Austin Cary Forest, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Farm Bureau, Florida Farm Bureau, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, John Hoblick, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, Tim White, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS eminent scholar elected to National Academy of Sciences

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 2, 2012

Click here for high resolution file. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Crop genetics expert Harry Klee, an eminent scholar and professor in the University of Florida horticultural sciences department, was elected to the National Academy ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Archive, Harry Klee, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, National Academy Of Sciences, Tomato, University Of Florida

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