Tag: featured
What is AEC 4035?!
A guide to what is AEC 4035 and what to expect from the next series of photo essays about Austin Cary Forest. Maya Kelly is an undergraduate student in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida. She spent the fall 2019 academic semester developing a photo essay and other content to ...
A Look into The Gardens at Fifield
A feature story about plant science lecturer Erin Alvarez. Sydney Whithurst and Caroline Storch were afforded the opportunity to get a look into The Gardens at Fifield because of their time spent with Erin Alvarez. Alvarez is a plant science lecturer in the Environmental Horticulture Department at the University of Florida. Her notable contribution to ...
Assisting Small Scale Organic and Sustainable Veggie Farmers
A feature story about Dr. Danielle Treadwell and her work with small scale organic and sustainable vegetable farmers. Communication and leadership development students in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida, Nic Yacoboni and Harry Edwards spent time getting to know Dr. Danielle Treadwell. Dr. Treadwell is a UF/IFAS State Extension ...
Talking Therapeutic Horticulture
A feature story about Leah Diehl - an expert in therapeutic horticulture. Agricultural communication and leadership development students in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida, Hannah Shellenback and Valeria Morell, got the opportunity to discuss therapeutic horticulture with Leah Diehl. Diehl works in Environmental Horticulture and is the Director of ...
Meat Science and Food Security in Ethiopia
A feature story on Dr. Jason Scheffler, a meat scientist at the University of Florida. Valentina Castano and Shelby Howell are agricultural communication and leadership development undergraduate students in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida. They became familiar with Dr. Jason Scheffler and his meat science research which aims to ...
A Closer Look at Sweet Corn Research
A feature story about Dr. Marcio Resende, an assistant professor of Horticultural Sciences. Tommy Burnes and Gage Chancey are communication and leadership development undergraduate students in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at the University of Florida. The two students spent time with Dr. Marcio Resende who is an assistant professor in the Horticultural Sciences ...
Extension Nutrition: Supporting Communities
Feature story about Extension Nutrition Specialist Karla Shelnutt. Skyler Brown-Smith is a Communication and Leadership Development student in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida. Skyler spent time getting to know Karla Shelnutt, an Extension Nutrition Specialist with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS). Below ...
Gleaning for Sustainable Agriculture
A feature story about past Field and Fork intern Haley Becker. This is an installment of our “Science of Food Sustainability” series in partnership with the University of Florida’s Field and Fork program. Olivia Stultz and Paxton Evans are communication and leadership development undergraduate student sat the University of Florida. They spent time with Haley Becker, an ...
Strawberry Genetics
A feature story about Dr. Kevin Folta and his research. Coley Hingson and William Weldon are communication and leadership development undergraduate students in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication at the University of Florida. Coley and William spent time getting to know Kevin Folta, Professor of Horticultural Sciences and strawberry geneticist. You can learn ...
GROW Communications
Meet some of the University of Florida students who work on Streaming Science, behind the scenes. Students taking courses in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication (AEC) - Communication and Leadership Development specialization develop multimedia projects featuring a variety of agricultural and natural resource issues, scientists, and extension specialists throughout the university. In this ...