What: UF/IFAS virtual press conference announcing preliminary results from Hurricane Milton agricultural impacts assessment.
When: Friday, Dec. 20, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Where: Zoom. Registration required.
About: UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program director Christa Court will present the results of an EIAP report on Hurricane Milton. The report is based on responses to surveys agricultural producers filled out following the hurricane, a Category 3 storm that came ashore near Siesta Key on Oct. 9. The EIAP team’s report reveals an early picture of how agriculture in Florida was affected by the hurricane.
Producers were asked to assess and share the damages and agricultural losses they experienced due to the storm. Based on this information, EIAP economists determined which areas of the state were most impacted and calculated the estimated financial burden to the industry.
In addition to outlining the survey results, Court will answer questions from members of the media.
Contact: Megan Winslow, UF/IFAS public relations specialist, 352-294-3313, winslow@ufl.edu.
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ABOUT UF/IFAS
The mission of the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is to develop knowledge relevant to agricultural, human and natural resources and to make that knowledge available to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. With more than a dozen research facilities, 67 county Extension offices, and award-winning students and faculty in the UF College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, UF/IFAS brings science-based solutions to the state’s agricultural and natural resources industries, and all Florida residents.
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