Rob Gilbert

A culture of nomination

by Scott Angle
February 18, 2022

We’ve had an encouraging surge in new American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows in recent years. In my opinion, this is not because we’re suddenly doing fellow-level science. I believe it indicates our reputation ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Awards, Horticultural Sciences, Microbiology And Cell Science, Plant Pathology, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences, UF/IFAS, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Breeding new crops and a new generation of plant breeders

by Scott Angle
January 24, 2022

The UF/IFAS team that has released more than 250 fruit, vegetable and other plant cultivars in the past decade is getting even stronger. Seven budding scientists from around the world arrived in Florida in August to work with Plant Breeders ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Curriculum, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Blueberries, CALS, EREC, Forages, GCREC, Lettuce, Ph.D., Plant Breeding, Small Grains, Strawberries, Tomatoes, TREC, UF/IFAS

A purpose-driven 2022

by Scott Angle
January 5, 2022

We’re kicking off 2022 by looking ahead with an updated UF/IFAS Strategic Plan. We’ve taken a less-is-more approach, focusing this two-page document on what unites us, regardless of job title, duties, discipline or target audience. This ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, WORK & LIFE
Tags: An Angle On IFAS, J. Scott Angle, Statements

Bridging the gulf in Gulf intelligence: AI in natural resources

by Scott Angle
December 17, 2021

It’s widely believed that our Gulf Coast oyster population is declining. As scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, we seek to prove it. Or disprove it. We go where the science takes us. With oysters, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, Water
Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Oysters, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

25 years later, a dream fulfilled

by Scott Angle
October 19, 2021

After 25 years, do you keep chasing a dream? Collier County Farm Bureau President Matt Stephenson-Smith does. Stephenson-Smith entered the University of Florida as a 24-year-old transfer in 1994. Decades later, he found himself still taking ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Farm Bureau

A lesson in loss and in hope

by Scott Angle
October 11, 2021

Cris Arellano Jr. loved Holly, and that’s why he helped his dad cut out her heart and lungs for lab testing. He did not want his heifer’s death to be in vain. He wanted to know what caused it, and, more importantly, he wanted other people ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Academics, AGRICULTURE, Clubs & Volunteers, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, An Angle On IFAS, Cattle

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: Academics, AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS
Tags: An Angle On IFAS, Congress, Farm Bureau, Research, Research And Education Centers

Challenging Conventional Wisdom

by Scott Angle
September 27, 2021

One of the jobs of UF/IFAS scientists is to challenge conventional wisdom. You don’t want to bet the ranch on something that only seems true. Facts, empirical evidence and data are a more solid foundation for the truth you need to make decisions ... READ MORE

Category: Academics, AGRICULTURE, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: An Angle On IFAS, Cattle, J. Scott Angle, Research

A recipe for economic development

by Scott Angle
September 20, 2021

A 50-year-old restaurant in Live Oak nearly closed because of one bad hour. For the first time she could ever recall, Marion Cason Gross failed an exam she needed to pass to keep cooking. Katherine Allen sees it as her job to create—or in ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Diversity, Extension, Food, Restaurants

Andra Johnson named dean of UF/IFAS Extension and director of Florida Cooperative Extension Service

by Samantha Murray
September 7, 2021

Andra Johnson, associate director of Penn State Extension, will be the next dean of UF/IFAS Extension and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service, the University of Florida announced on Tuesday. Johnson will assume the role on ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Andra Johnson, J. Scott Angle, News

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