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See how Florida 4-H connects youth from urban communities with the food they eat

by Lourdes Mederos
March 10, 2025

What: Florida 4-H Howdy Days Where: Miami Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition, 10901 SW 24th Street, Miami When: March 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Media RSVP Contact: Lourdes Mederos, rodriguezl@ufl.edu or 954-242-8439. About: Many ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Blog Community, Curriculum, EVENTS, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Miami-Dade, 4-H Youth Development, Agricultural Education And Communication, Agriculture, Beef, Beneficial Insects, Food, Food Awareness, Food Conscious, Food Safety, Howdy Days, Meat, Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Expo, Milk, News, Plant Anatomy, Poultry, Supermarket, Sustainability, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetables

Football season starts soon, so gather your family and friends for a tailgate, complete with Florida-grown foods and UF/IFAS cultivars

by Brad Buck
August 24, 2023

It’s game day. The excitement around stadiums is palpable. The college football season will kick off shortly, and many fans will enjoy the company of family and friends while tailgating before and after the game. That means food – lots ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrea Nikolai, Beef, Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Corn, Florida-grown, Food Safety, Fred Gmitter, Potatoes, Strawberries, Sugar Belle, Tailgating, UF/IFAS Extension Polk County, UF/IFAS Plant Breeding
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UF animal scientists receive federal grant to try to increase beef cattle reproduction

by Brad Buck
March 14, 2022

Florida’s ranchers raise 895,000 head of adult beef cattle, a sector that directly contributes $511 million in sales revenues to the state and supports an additional $215 million in sales revenues for other industries throughout the state’s ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Beef, Cattle, Embryos, Grant, Mario Binelli, Nifa, Peter Hansen, Philipe Moriel, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Reproduction, Uterus

Florida cattleman donates cow to UF’s campus food pantry

by Dana Edwards
May 10, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At the University of Florida, 16 percent of those who visited the on-campus Alan and Cathy Hitchcock Field and Fork pantry mentioned the service was their sole source of food when they needed temporary assistance. While ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Beef, Blackbeard, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Donation, Food Pantry, IFAS, News