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UF/IFAS research: On the verge of developing a domestic industry for one of the world’s most valuable spices

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
August 24, 2023

Vanilla takes the crown as the second most valuable spice (after saffron) and the world’s most popular flavor among consumers. Now, University of Florida researchers in Homestead are on the verge of developing a domestic vanilla industry, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Agroforestry, Agrotourism, Domestic Vanilla Industry, Florida, IFAS NEWS, News, Plant Breeding, Puerto Rico, Research, SARE, Spice, SSARE, TREC, Tropical Research And Education Center, U.S. Department Of Agriculture Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research And Education (USDA-SSARE), UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, USDA, Vanilla, Vanilla At TREC, Vanilla Extract, Vanilla Planifolia, Vanilla-breeding, Virgin Islands, Xingbo Wu

El taller “Business of Farming” ofrece a los empresarios agrícolas emergentes consejos claves para iniciar un negocio a pequeña escala

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
April 13, 2023

Un equipo de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) está ofreciendo un taller de dos días, denominado Business of Farming y dirigido a los consumidores que buscan crear un negocio agrícola. Habrá asistencia ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Business Of Farming, Demanda, Departamento De Agricultura De Los Estados Unidos, Descripcion De La Empresa, Español, La Finca Es Un Negocio, Negocios Agricolas A Pequena Escala, Plan De Mercadeo, Plan Financiero, Plan Operativo, Podcast, Programa De Recursos Humanos, Resumen Ejecutivo, Servicio De Investigacion Economica De USDA, Spanish, Taller, Trent Blare, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Venta De Alimentos

Business of Farming Workshop offers agriculture entrepreneurs keys to starting small-scale operations

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
April 12, 2023

A team from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is offering a two-day program, The Business of Farming Workshop, for entrepreneurs looking to build an agricultural business. Limited bilingual assistance ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Business Of Farming, Business Plan, Consumers, Entrepreneur, Farmers Markets, Finance, Food, Food And Resource Economics, Food Sales, Human Resource Plan, Marketing, Marketing Plan, Operational Plan, Polk County, Small Farms, Small-scale Grower, Sustainable Food Products, Trent Blare, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, USDA, Workshop

Scientists warn of invasive plant pest; say early detection, reporting key

by Tory MooreAvatar photo
March 29, 2023

An invasive thrips species has started to wreak havoc in Florida. The insect was first detected in Florida in 2020 but has since spread significantly across the state. What once was isolated to greenhouses now has begun to harm a wide range ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural Pests, Gardening, Invasive, Invasive Pests, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Ornamental Plant Industry, Ornamental Plants, Ornamentals, Pest, Pest Control, Pest Management, Pests, Thrips, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center
One Night in the Tropics dormitory

NOV. 5 dormitory groundbreaking celebrates gift, successes of first Black female entomology student at UF

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
October 27, 2022

WHAT: On November 5, the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) will commemorate a milestone with a ceremonial groundbreaking of a facility named for the first Black female student in entomology at UF who became the first ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Entomologist, Graduate Student Housing, Homestead Mayor Steven Losner, J. Scott Angle, Kent Fuchs, Marsha McGriff, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, News, One Night In The Tropics, Pauline O. Lawrence, Professor Emeritus Pauline Lawrence, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Women's History Month
One Night in the Tropics dormitory

Graduate dormitory housing is focus of UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center groundbreaking, fundraiser, Nov. 5

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
October 12, 2022

On November 5, in the heart of Homestead, the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) will commemorate a milestone with a ceremonial groundbreaking of the first University of Florida building named after a Black scientist. The ... READ MORE

Category: Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Dormitories, Edward "Gilly" Evans, Emeritus Professor Pauline Lawrence, Graduate Student Housing, TREC Dormitory Fund, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center
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UF/IFAS, Mississippi State seek input to assess potential expansion of U.S. passion fruit industry

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
May 19, 2022

With demand for passion fruit growing in the United States, researchers are exploring how domestic production of this sought-after fruit could expand, thanks to a grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Food Is Our Middle Name, Jonathan Crane, Mississippi State University, Passion Fruit, Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center

Starting May 2: UF/IFAS program connects small-scale growers, entrepreneurs with digital marketing tools

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
April 25, 2022

In today’s food market, small is good and local is what consumers seek to buy. Consumer-demand research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture tells us that communities want to buy from small, local businesses. This is good news for ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Small Urban Farms, Trent Blare, UF IFAS News, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center
image - Alan Chambers - UF/IFAS TREC plant breeder and geneticist

USDA Grant To Enhance UF/IFAS Vanilla Research, Promote Domestic Industry

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
January 26, 2022

Whether its cakes or candles, cough drops or cleaning solutions, vanilla is one of the most sought-after and widely used flavoring and aromatic agents applied across industries. As domestic companies pledge to remove artificial vanilla ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alan Chambers, Sustainable Agriculture, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding, UF/IFAS Solutions, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Varieties, USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research And Education, USDA-NIFA Organic Agriculture Research And Extension Initiative, Vanilla, Vanilla At TREC

UF/IFAS awarded grant to boost shellfish aquaculture industry, water quality initiatives

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
November 16, 2021

University of Florida scientists hope to boost the shellfish aquaculture industry severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Scientists will use a $100,000 grant awarded by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to capture statewide data needed ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aquaculture, Ashley Smith, Covid-19, Florida Sea Grant, Shellfish, The Nature Conservancy, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Water Quality

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