Tag: Jaclyn Kropp

Consumers value domestically produced vanilla – but only when they know what they’re consuming, UF/IFAS research shows

by Megan Winslow
March 4, 2025

UF/IFAS researchers are investigating the economic potential of growing vanilla in Florida with the aim of establishing an alternative – and potentially lucrative – crop to oranges. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Crop, Economics, Extract, Food And Resource Economics Department, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jaclyn Kropp, Magagascar, Market Research, Megan Winslow, Oranges, Panel, Papua New Guinea, Research, Samples, Sensory Panel, Study, Synthetic Vanilla, Taste, Taste Test, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Vanilla, Vanilla Beans

Helping smaller farms make more profitable hiring decisions

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 8, 2021

A NIFA-funded, University of Florida-led project will develop a software for small- and medium-sized farms to calculate potential labor costs and weigh hiring decisions in terms of long- and short-term profitability. The tool will be downloadable ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Food And Resource Economics, Food And Resource Economics Department, Fruit And Vegetable Production, Glenn Israel, Gulcan Onel, Jaclyn Kropp, USDA-NIFA

UF study: Farm to School program boosts fruit, veggie intake

by Brad Buck
December 5, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- It’s one thing to offer students fruits and vegetables for school lunch; it’s another for them to actually eat them. Children who attend schools with Farm to School programs eat more fruits and vegetables, new University ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Farm To School, Food And Resource Economics Department, Fruit, Jaclyn Kropp, News, School Lunch, Vegetables

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