Tag: Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

@SWFLVegMan McAvoy earns place in the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

by Brad Buck
January 31, 2024

You ask most Southwest Florida farmers who they turn to for science-based agricultural information, and they’ll say, “Gene McAvoy.” It’s no accident the growers know him. “When I first started to work in Southwest Florida, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Caribbean, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Farm Bureau, Gene McAvoy, Induction, New Jersey, Rutgers University, South Florida Pest And Disease Hotline, Southwest Florida, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, Vegetables

Retired UF/IFAS Agronomist Celebrates 106th Birthday

by Brad Buck
July 25, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Elver Hodges, who started working at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research and Education Center just before the U.S. entered World War II, plans to celebrate his 106th birthday with family and friends a few days ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: 106th Birthday, Agronomy, Elver Hodges, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Florida Cattlemen's Association, Forages, John Arthington, News, Range Cattle Research And Education Center

Two with UF/IFAS ties to be inducted into Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

by Brad Buck
February 5, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- One spent his career bringing research-based data from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to Florida’s farmers; the other spent his career planting trees and protecting forests. Two ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Forestry, Harold Mikell, Lowell Loadholtz, News

Four with UF/IFAS ties to be inducted into Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

by Brad Buck
January 31, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Two UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences alumni, a producer who worked with UF/IFAS Extension and UF/IFAS Research and a contributor to the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation will be inducted ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Badger, Cook, Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame, Hilliard, Inductees, Lester

Retired UF/IFAS cattle specialist is Agricultural Hall of Fame inductee

by Brad Buck
February 4, 2015

Alvin C. Warnick GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A retired University of Florida animal sciences professor who made his mark in cattle reproduction techniques is among six people who will be inducted into the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame on Feb. ... READ MORE

Category: Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Florida Agricultural Hall Of Fame

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