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 16, 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

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

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

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

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

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

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

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

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

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

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

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

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

Teresa Balser appointed dean of UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A University of Wisconsin-Madison administrator has been selected as dean of the University of Florida’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF officials ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Archive, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Teresa Balser, University Of Florida

Rosemary Loria appointed chair of UF plant pathology department

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2022

  Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A Cornell University professor has been selected as chair of the University of Florida’s plant pathology department, UF officials announced today. Rosemary ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Archive, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Cornell, IFAS, Jack Payne, Plant Pathology, Rosemary Loria

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