Tag: Christa Court

Economists estimate $55-100M hit to Florida agriculture due to Hurricane Sally

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 24, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The combination of crops, livestock and aquaculture products lost as a result of Hurricane Sally will likely be valued between $55 million and $100 million, University of Florida economists predict. The estimate was ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Sally, Panhandle

At stake in Sally’s wake: $400 million in Florida Panhandle agricultural products

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 18, 2020

As slow-moving Hurricane Sally approached the Gulf Coast – eventually making landfall as a category 2 storm near Gulf Shores, Alabama, early Wednesday morning – its bands enveloped most of the Florida Panhandle. But like the rest of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Sally, Panhandle

UF/IFAS wants to hear from those impacted by the red tide of 2017-2019

by Brad Buck
September 3, 2020

University of Florida researchers want to hear from marine businesses impacted by the 2018 red tide event that occurred between October of 2017 and January of 2019. Respondents will have until September 25 to complete the appropriate online ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: 2018, Andrew Ropicki, Boating, Charter Boats, Christa Court, Fishing, Florida Sea Grant, Food And Resource Economics Department, Lisa Krimsky, Marine Industries, Red Tide, Survey

Response requested from ag and marine industry professionals for new round of surveys on pandemic effects

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
August 21, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have opened the second round of surveys on COVID-19’s impact on the state’s agriculture and marine industries, intended to capture changes in operations for the first half of the year. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural Economics, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Charter Boats, Christa Court, Commercial Fishing, Coronavirus, Covid-19, COVID19, Economic Impact, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics Department, John Lai, Marine Industries, Marine Recreation, Seafood, Survey

Florida’s agriculture, marine industries report effects of COVID-19 restrictions

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 18, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida economists now have a baseline understanding of ways the pandemic has affected the agriculture, aquaculture and marine sectors of Florida’s economy. According to Christa Court, who led a monthlong ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Horticulture, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agribusiness, Andrew Ropicki, Christa Court, Covid-19, Damage Assessment, Economic Impact, Economic Impact Analysis Program, John Lai, Pandemic

UF researchers to investigate socioeconomic impacts of algal blooms

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 11, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida is among the awardees of a grant that aims to discover the aftermath, both socially and economically, of Florida’s prolonged red tide event of 2017-19. The Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics Department, Gulf Of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, Harmful Algal Blooms, NOAA, Red Tide

Preliminary reports in COVID-19 impact survey show effects vary by industry

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 4, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As University of Florida economists cross the halfway point in their surveys of Florida’s agriculture and marine industries related to the impacts of COVID-19, initial reports indicate that impacts vary widely across ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Christa Court, Covid-19, Damage Assessment, Economic Impact Analysis Program, John Lai, Marine Industries

UF surveys to identify impact of pandemic on Florida’s agriculture and marine industries

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
April 16, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With agriculture and marine industries occupying a large portion of Florida’s economy, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) wants to better understand how measures to mitigate ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural Economics, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Charter Boats, Christa Court, Commercial Fishing, Coronavirus, Covid-19, COVID19, Economic Impact, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics Department, John Lai, Marine Industries, Marine Recreation, Seafood, Survey

UF/IFAS Economist: Hurricane Dorian’s Impact on Florida Agriculture Was Minimal

by Tom Nordlie
September 5, 2019

One day after Hurricane Dorian crept past Florida’s Atlantic coast, impacts to the state’s agricultural and natural resources-based industries appear to be minimal, according to an economist with the University of Florida Institute of Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation
Tags: Christa Court, Citrus Research And Education Center, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food Resource Economics, Hurricane Dorian, Karen Stauderman, Michael Rogers, News, Volusia County

Dorian’s Swing Threatens 770,000 Acres of Ag Land in Florida East Coast Counties

by Tom Nordlie
September 3, 2019

Hurricane Dorian began its much-anticipated northward swing Tuesday morning and is now expected to skirt Florida’s Atlantic coast, threatening a dozen coastal counties that are home to 9 million residents and more than 770,000 acres of agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation
Tags: Christa Court, Citrus Research, Citrus Research And Education Center, Food Resource Economics, Hurricane Dorian, Michael Rogers, News, Prissy Fletcher, St. Johns County

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