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New tool helps strengthen local food systems

by Tory Moore
August 12, 2022

Effective food systems– which include the people, processes and places involved with moving food from local farm to plates – provide equity, sustainability, profitability and resiliency to communities. UF/IFAS researchers conducted a study ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Community Food Systems, Farmers' Market, Farmers' Markets, Food Policy, Food System, Food Systems, Local, Local Food, Local Markets, Small Urban Farm, Small Urban Farms, Toolkit, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production

Local, organic top consumers’ desired qualities in $280 million fruit-producing plant market

by Brad Buck
March 31, 2016

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- If you’re a consumer in the market for a fruit-producing plant, you’re more likely to buy one if it’s locally grown or organic, an important finding for those making their living in the approximately $280 million-a-year ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Consumers, Food And Resource Economics, Local, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Organic

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture addresses U.S. agriculture needs during UF stop

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 27, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Opportunities for jobs in agriculture abound, USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kathleen Merrigan told University of Florida students and faculty Thursday. “We ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture Jobs, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kathleen Merrigan, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, Local, University Of Florida, Usda

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