Tag: research and education centers

UF scientist, veteran wins national award for program connecting military personnel to ag careers

by Brad Buck
May 14, 2024

A veteran himself, University of Florida plant pathologist Gary Vallad wanted to give back to his comrades-in-arms. So, he and Simon Bollin started the Veterans Florida Agriculture Program (VFAP), which helps train veterans for jobs in that ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: Department Of Defense SkillBridge Program, Gary Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Jobs, Military, Research And Education Centers, Simon Bollin, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, USDA-NIFA, USDA-NIFA Partnership Award, Veterans Florida Agriculture Program, Workforce

UF/IFAS research gives back food year-round

by Brad Buck
November 15, 2022

UF/IFAS research and education centers (RECs) grow fruits and vegetables all across Florida to develop growing techniques and cultivars that benefit farmers. These centers are spread from Jay in the Panhandle to Homestead in Southeast Florida. So, ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Alan And Cathy Hitchcock Field And Fork Pantry, Crops, Field And Fork Gardens, Food, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hastings Agricultural Extension Center, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Plant Science Research And Education Unit, Research And Education Centers, West Florida Research And Education Center

When we can’t get to D.C., Farm Bureau helps bring D.C. here

by Scott Angle
October 4, 2021

It all started with the carrot trucks that roll through the Suwannee Valley. There are enough of them that they got the attention of a congressional aide who asked John Walt Boatright where they were coming from. John Walt told him “Glad ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: An Angle On IFAS, Congress, Farm Bureau, Research, Research And Education Centers

RECs attract graduate students worldwide

by Scott Angle
December 16, 2020

Last month, I had lunch with a young South Korean who’d spent the past five years as a graduate student in Fort Lauderdale. We talked about recruiting the world’s top graduate students. His insights came from his autobiography. Once Sang-Bin ... READ MORE

Category: Pests & Disease
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Graduate Students, Idea, Research And Education Centers

UF/IFAS Gulf Coast REC Launches Inaugural Graduate Student Research Day

by Dana Edwards
May 30, 2019

As a way to include UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in research presentations affiliated with the University of Florida, the Gulf Coast Postdoc and Student Association (GCPSA) ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Graduate Students, Research And Education Centers, Research Symposium

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