Faculty and staff at the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources conducted focus groups with stakeholders in the agricultural and natural resources sectors to discuss perceptions and best practices when it comes to communicating...
We at the Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources hope that everyone is safe following Hurricane Matthew. Before, during and after the storm, our Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) partners and several Extension friends in our...
The UF/IFAS PIE Center has developed a strategic marketing plan for the Florida blueberry industry based on research made possible by an FDACS specialty crop block grant. This in-service training opportunity will lead extension agents through the marketing plan,...
Brandon R. McFadden is an assistant professor in the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. His research focuses on consumer behavior, food choice and attitudes towards contemporary agriculture production. He has analyzed the effects of...
A critical piece when connecting consumers to local food could be opinion leaders and the influence these individuals have with their peers. In a recent study, faculty and students at the UF/ IFAS Center for Public Issues Education surveyed 1,023 people across the...
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