UF/IFAS Agronomy The Foundation for Feeding All Nations

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Web Name: UF/IFAS Agronomy The Foundation for Feeding All Nations

WebSite: http://agronomy.ifas.ufl.edu

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ACADEMICS Graduate programs are designed to accommodate the interest and objectives of each student. Students in M.S. and Ph.D. programs conduct original research and receive thorough training in investigative techniques by use of modern facilities with guidance by experienced faculty. The large number of faculty and the diversity of their research interests provides flexibility in graduate training. Course requirements for each student are determined by the major professor and the supervising committee with consideration given to the student’s qualifications and professional interests and goals. Read More RESEARCH The research mission of UF/iFAS, conducted under the auspices of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (FAES), is to discover new scientific knowledge, encourage innovative study and create applications based on sound science that address challenges facing agriculture, natural resources and interrelated human systems in Florida, our country and the world. Read More EXTENSION Extension is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. The University of Florida (UF), together with Florida A M University (FAMU), administers the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. Read More    (Drs. Jose Dubeux, Maria Silveira, Lynn Sollenberger and Marta Kohmann, from left to right) UF/IFAS scientists are making significant strides toward understanding and solving society’s grand challenges, creating practical solutions to current and emerging threats to our environmental and socio-economic systems, and having positive impacts on the lives of Floridians and people worldwide through Read More Congrats to Dr. Greg MacDonald for receiving the 2020 NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) teacher educator award!! We re very proud of you! Read More Dr. Dubeux was selected as the 2020 UF/IFAS International Fellow Awardee because of his career-long commitment to international research and collaboration. His research focus is developing sustainable livestock production systems, particularly nutrient cycling in forage production systems. One of his major accomplishments, which has achieved high international recognition, is the development of the use of cactus for feeding Read More Scientist Assesses West African Laboratories and Builds Management Program Richard P. Fethiere of the Agronomy Department of IFAS at the University of Florida collaborated with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems as a laboratory technical and management expert to assess the forage lab capacity in two countries in West Africa: Burkina Faso Read More Congratulations to Drs. Chrissy Alba, Cathy Fahey and Luke Flory for their composition, Global change stressors alter resources and shift plant interactions from facilitation to competition over time, on being selected to win the 2020 Robert P. McIntosh Award from the Ecological Society of America. Alba, Fahey, and Flory used a six-year field experiment to show Read More Congratulations to Dr. Jose Dubeux for being selected by the IPAT’s International Awards Committee to receive the 2020 “UF/IFAS International Fellow Award” that recognizes his outstanding international career accomplishments. Thank you for your exceptional efforts at helping extend the reach of your research and teaching to have global impact. Read More Congratulations to one of our two Undergraduate Teacher of the Year Award recipients Dr. Luke Flory! The promotion of independent thinking is a common thread found in Dr. Flory’s courses. An associate professor in the UF Agronomy Department, Dr. Flory challenges and encourages students to think deeper while reassuring them they have the skills Read More Congratulations to Dr. Fredy Altpeter for being awarded the 2020 Distinguished Scientist Award to be awarded at the 2020 World Congress on In Vitro Biology. The Society of In Vitro Biology established the Distinguished Scientist Award in 2014 to recognize outstanding mid-career scientists who have made significant contributions to the field of in vitro biology Read More Written by Shelby Oesterreicher The Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS) recognized University of Florida professor Stephen Enloe with its 2020 Outstanding Educator Award (OEA) at the organization’s 73rd annual meeting in late January in Biloxi, Mississippi. Enloe is a faculty member affiliated with the UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (CAIP). “Stephen is one of the most Read More Agriculture’s grand challenge of feeding the world’s growing population while protecting the environment just got a big boost. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) awarded eight institutions nearly $80 million to fund ground-breaking research aimed at transitioning today’s agricultural into more sustainable and resilient systems. The, AFRI-Sustainable Agriculture Systems Read MoreThe Agronomy Department’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Committee and I would like to express our support of our peers, colleagues, neighbors, friends, and all who do not have a voice and live daily in fear.  We cannot remain silent in light of recent acts of violence with the brutal killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, and the racial profiling of Chris Cooper, who was simply out birding. These events are indicative of inherent racism and discrimination that permeate our society today. We stand in solidarity with the Black community as allies against racism and discrimination.We realize that these sentiments may seem hollow given our struggles to increase diversity in faculty, staff, and students within the department and that some of us have reached our current advanced academic positions through a culture of educational privilege. However, our roles as educators and scientists carry important power to change this culture of privilege.The IDEA Committee and I share the goal to prevent and guard against bias, discrimination, and exclusionary practices in all we do across the department. These efforts would include an evaluation of how we recruit, hire, welcome, advance, and reward faculty, staff, and students. In addition, we are committed to ensuring our research is inclusive and extended equitably across communities.  We encourage our Agronomy faculty to hear the voices of their students and staff, and we are committed to providing a safe and open place to continue this dialogue in support of all marginalized communities.Dr. Diane Rowland, Agronomy Department Chair the IDEA committee

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