Tag: Food and Resource Economics

UF/IFAS study: New information changes few opinions on GMOs, global warming

by Brad Buck
June 2, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- First impressions are important. So much so that even armed with new information, many people won’t change their minds about genetically modified foods and global warming, a new University of Florida study shows. In ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Food Safety, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Change, Consumers, Food And Resource Economics, Global Warming

Study: Brain activity can ID potential buyers

by Brad Buck
May 27, 2015

McFadden GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Brain activation may reveal people who are less certain about a product and indicate they are more easily swayed by an ad, a University of Florida researcher says. In a study published today in the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Consumers, Food And Resource Economics

Fishermen, communities need more than healthy fish stocks

by Brad Buck
May 6, 2015

James Anderson The Alaska salmon fishery is touted as one of the best in the world. When measured with an ecological yardstick, it is – fish stocks are healthy and the fishery is certified by the Marine Stewardship Council as consistently ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Fisheries, Food And Resource Economics, James Anderson

Penn State agricultural economist to lead UF/IFAS food and resource economics

by Brad Buck
February 5, 2015

Spiro Stefanou GAINESVILLE, Fla. – An agricultural economist who spent more than 30 years at Penn State has joined UF/IFAS as chairman of the Department of Food and Resource Economics. Spiro Stefanou started Jan. 2 after being appointed ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Chairman, Food And Resource Economics, Jack Payne, Spiro Stefanou

UF/IFAS economics faculty member recognized as early-career leader

by Brad Buck
June 11, 2014

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A four-year faculty member in the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has received a national award for young leaders in her field. Kelly Grogan, a food and resource economics ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Food And Resource Economics

UF study: Florida’s agricultural and natural resources industries remain strong since recession

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 17, 2013

Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Florida’s agriculture, natural resources and related food industries provided a $104 billion impact on the state in 2011 and have continued to improve since the 2008 recession, according to a new ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Forests, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Alan Hodges, Economic Impact, Food And Resource Economics, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources, University Of Florida

This Leap Year, consider the resources Floridians use in one day

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 28, 2012

Click here for high resolution image. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With an extra day on the calendar this year— leap day — there’s time to stop and think about how much resource consumption occurs in one day in Florida. A ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Conservation, Energy, Florida, Food, Food And Resource Economics, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Leap Day, Leap Year, Resources, Rodney Clouser, University Of Florida, Water

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