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Experiencing Florida Agriculture: A fresh opportunity for producers and a fun outing for consumers
Florida agritourism is a growing opportunity for agricultural producers that allows consumers to experience the agricultural industry. The number of agritourism operations in Florida has almost tripled in the last five years, with many more opportunities in the future...
Issue guide: Exploring issues impacting food and agriculture
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources conducts research and educates people on how people form and act on opinions regarding complex agricultural and natural resources issues. The PIE Center encourages informed...
Survey: Floridians’ perceptions of water and natural resources
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center) conducts research and educates on how people form and act on opinions regarding complex agricultural and natural resources issues. The PIE Center encourages informed...
PIE Center impacts Florida’s natural resources sector: Don’t pack a pest program
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education makes impactful contributions to the agricultural and natural resource sectors on a regular basis. These contributions are made through researchers' commitment to social science inquiry and understanding public...
PIE Center impacts Florida’s natural resources sector: Wild turkey management program
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education makes impactful contributions to the agricultural and natural resource sectors on a regular basis. These contributions are made through researchers' commitment to social science inquiry and understanding public...
The PIE Center releases new promotional video
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (PIE Center) examines how people think about, form, and act on opinions regarding complex agricultural and natural resources issues. The PIE Center’s research and educational programs...
Agriculture Institute of Florida and industry stakeholders Lunch and Learn with the PIE Center
The UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources partnered with the Agriculture Institute of Florida on September 7 to present a workshop on the effective use of video in communication. Workshop participants learned about PIE Center...
Annual report: Media and outreach
The PIE Center made significant impacts on media and outreach throughout the 2016 and 2017 fiscal year. These activities and channels of communication delivered significant research findings to various audiences, including scientists, Extension professionals and the...
Annual report: Awards and recognition
The PIE Center made significant accomplishments over the past year. Faculty, staff, and graduate students were honored with the following awards: Greatest Unit Accomplishment, Department of Agricultural Education and Communication UF Critical Thinking Inventory,...
Annual report: Professional development
The PIE Center is committed to improving practices, training, and communication to better serve stakeholders and audiences. PIE Center staff members participated in the following activities to improve skills and knowledge in their unique roles. Qualtrics Insight...
Annual report: Impacting Florida
Partnering with Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology The PIE Center partners with the Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology to promote a better understanding of environmental issues. Alexa Lamm, associate professor of agricultural education and...
Annual report: By the numbers
Through relevant research and engaging outreach, faculty and staff at the PIE Center make continual efforts to inform stakeholders, constituents and decision makers on the issues that impact the agricultural and natural resources sectors. The PIE Center set out to...