EDIS Update

FE821 Seafood Perceptions among People Aged 55 and Above: Summary of Focus Groups Results

November 17th, 2009
Topic(s):Aquaculture, Health & Nutrition

FE821, a 6-page fact sheet by Allen F. Wysocki, Lisa House, and William A. Messina, Jr., provides a brief summary of the focus group part of a study of perceptions of Florida residents aged 55 and over on seafood consumption. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE821

2007 Agricultural Census Tidbits series

November 17th, 2009
Topic(s):Agriculture

This series of five 6-8 page fact sheets by Rodney L. Clouser reorganizes some of the data collected in the 2007 agricultural census and offers some comments on trends and gaps in the data. Each includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2009.
FE804 Florida Farm Sales Up but National Rank Down
FE805 Florida Farm Acreage Down
FE806 Dominant Farm Organizational Structure in Florida is Small Family Farms
FE807 Organic Production in Florida is Small but Growing
FE808 Florida Agricultural Property Taxes Show Small Increases

FE819 Cartilla para Desarrollar un Plan de Negocio Agrícola

November 9th, 2009
Topic(s):Small Farms, Spanish Language

FE819, a 3-page fact sheet by Edward A. Evans, is the Spanish language version of FE720: Primer for Developing a Farm Business Plan, the first of the Agribusiness Primer series. It provides an overview of developing a business plan. It identifies the main components of a business plan and reiterates why you should develop one. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, November 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE819

FE811 Balancing Urban Water Demand and Supply in Florida: Overview of Tools Available to Water Managers

October 23rd, 2009
Topic(s):Community Development, Water

FE811, a 10-page fact sheet by Tatiana Borisova, Colin Rawls, and Damian Adams, discusses alternative strategies that can be used by water utility managers to balance water demand and supply in the residential sector. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE811

FE812 The Florida Citrus Industry: Government and Non-Government Organizations

October 23rd, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

FE812, a 5-page fact sheet by Thomas H. Spreen, Ronald P. Muraro, Fritz M. Roka, and R. Allen Morris, identifies the major organizations that work for the benefit of the Florida citrus industry and provides a brief introduction to their activities. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE812

FE803 Importación de Frutas Tropicales de Tailandia

July 9th, 2009
Topic(s):Crops, Spanish Language

FE803, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Edward A. Evans and Sikavas Nalampang, is the Spanish language version of FE719, Importation of Tropical Fruits from Thailand. It assesses the price competitiveness of imports of longan and lychee, outlines import regulations and highlights Thailand’s production and export trends for these commodities. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, July 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE803

FE802 Economic Impacts of the Florida Citrus Industry in 2007–08

July 6th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

FE802, a 15-page paper by Mohannad Rahmani and Alan W. Hodges, presents estimates of the total economic impacts of the Florida citrus industry on the state economy based on production values for the 2007–08 production season. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, June 2006.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR802

FE799 Public Policy and Water in Florida

June 1st, 2009
Topic(s):Water

FE799, an 8-page illustrated fact sheet by Roy R. Carriker and Tatiana Borisova, describes the state policies and regulations that provide the framework for water resources use and the impact of human activities on water resources in the state of Florida. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, May 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE799

FE797 Water Use in Florida

May 5th, 2009
Topic(s):Water

FE797, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Tatiana Borisova and Roy R. Carriker, summarizes the USGS estimates of Florida water withdrawals and water use in several categories: agricultural irrigation, public supply, power generation, commercial use, recreational irrigation, and domestic self-supplied. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, April 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE797

FE800 Economic Contributions of Florida’s Agricultural, Natural Resource, and Food and Kindred Product Manufacturing, Distribution, and Service Industries in 2007

April 22nd, 2009
Topic(s):Agriculture

FE800, a 28-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges and Mohammad Rahmani, provides estimates of the agricultural, natural resource, and food and kindred product manufacturing, distribution, and service industries’ economic contributions to Florida in 2007, updating a previous study for 2006. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, April 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE800

FE798 2008 Florida Land Value Survey: Farmland Prices Down

April 6th, 2009
Topic(s):Agriculture

FE798, a 6-page report by Rodney L. Clouser, Ronald Muraro, Laila Racevskis, Charles Moss, and Allen Morris, presents the results of a 2008 land value survey to estimate the value of different types of agricultural land for geographic regions of the state. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, April 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE798

FE796 Fuel Sources and Carbon Dioxide Emissions by Electric Power Plants in the United States

March 31st, 2009
Topic(s):Sustainable Living

FE796, a 13-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges and Mohammad Rahmani, summarizes trends in carbon dioxide emissions of electric power plants by type of fuel and by state in the United States during the 2003–2007 period. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE796

FE795 Impacts of EPA Proposed Buffer-Zone Restrictions on Profitability of Florida Strawberry Growers

March 23rd, 2009
Topic(s):Crops

FE795, a 5-page fact sheet by John J. VanSickle, Scott Smith, and Richard Weldon, reports the results of a study to characterize the impact of the proposed buffer-zone restriction on the economic returns to Florida strawberry-growers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE795

FE794 Impacts of EPA Proposed Buffer-Zone Restrictions on Profitability of North Florida Potato Growers

March 23rd, 2009
Topic(s):Crops

FE794, a 4-page fact sheet by John J. VanSickle, Scott Smith, and Richard Weldon, reports the results of a study to characterize the impact of the proposed buffer-zone restriction on the economic returns to Florida potato-growers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE794

FE793 The Dynamics and Implications of Recent Increases in Citrus Production Costs

March 12th, 2009
Topic(s):Citrus

FE793, a 9-page illustrated article by Ronald P. Muraro and Robert A. Morris, examines the magnitude of recent changes in citrus production costs for Florida growers and discusses their implications. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, March 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE793

FE792 Compensating Farm Workers through Piece Rates—Implications on Harvest Costs and Worker Earnings

February 27th, 2009
Topic(s):Agriculture, Citrus, Community Development, Crops, Workplace

FE792, a 4-page fact sheet by Fritz M. Roka, explains how a piece rate payment system works and its implications on production costs and farm worker earnings. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE792

FE791 The Economic Impact of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Volusia County, Florida

February 11th, 2009
Topic(s):Agriculture, Community Development

FE791, a 17-page report by Rodney L. Clouser, Mohammad Rahmani, and David Mulkey, provides a profile of agriculture and natural resource industries and an overview of their economic impacts in Volusia County, Florida. It is based on data from the IMPLAN Pro database for Florida counties for 2006, the 2002 Census of Agriculture, and the Volusia County Property Appraiser. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, February 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE791

FE787 Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Florida: Estimates from Two Studies

January 26th, 2009
Topic(s):Community Development, Environment

FE787, a 12-page fact sheet by Tatiana Borisova, Norman Breuer, and Roy Carriker, focuses on one piece of the policy-making puzzle related to climate change: possible economic costs for the state of Florida associated with climate change projections. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE787

FE788 Wages and Benefits in the Florida Landscape Industry

December 16th, 2008
Topic(s):Community Development, Lawn & Garden, Workplace

FE788, a 9-page illustrated report by Alan W. Hodges and John J. Haydu, reports the results of a study to document current compensation, benefits, and employment practices in the landscape industry in Florida, through a representative survey sample. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, December 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE788

FE790 Tendencias Recientes en la Producción, Comercio y Consumo de Mango en el Mundo y en los Estados Unidos

December 9th, 2008
Topic(s):Crops, Spanish Language

FE790 is the Spanish language version of FE718, “Recent Trends in World and U.S. Mango Production, Trade, and Consumption,” a 7-page article by Edward A. Evans. It summarizes some of the recent trends in world and U.S. mango production, trade, and consumption. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE790

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