CSREES National Research Initiative Competitive Programs for Research, Extension and Educational Activities
Dr. Diana Jerkins
National Program Leader
NRI
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Dr. Lonnie O. Ingram and Co-PI's Drs. K.T. Shanmugam, J.Maupin-Furlow and J.F. Preston, III were awarded $4.25M to set up a pilot plant to convert cellulosic biomass to ethanol. This project is part of the Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy (FISE) program co-submitted by Eric Wachsman of the Engineering Department. Funding is for 3 years and started on April 1, 2007.
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Dr. Alan Hodges specializes in the study of regional economic impact analysis, market survey research, environmental horticulture, and biomass energy. His current projects involve the economics of carbon sequestration in agriculture and forestry, the economic impacts of the environmental horticulture industry in Florida, the socioeconomic impacts of Melaleuca in South Florida, the development of wood power in the southeast U.S, the economic analysis of best management practices for cow-calf operations in Florida, weed control in organic vegetable production, and the evaluation of environmental services of agricultural and rural lands in Florida.
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The IFAS Dean for Research Office is sponsoring a major effort in Grantsmanship Training. This multi-year effort will be designed to reach across - all - IFAS faculty (CALS, Extension, FAES) involved in grant writing and to build their skills as well as support a select subgroup in specific proposal drafting and submission.
The next Grant Writing Workshop will take place May 28-29, 2008.
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The Florida Tomato industry has been actively working with State and federal regulatory officials and industry members to enhance the food safety of tomatoes and to identify specific areas of research needs.
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