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    Emerging Agricultural Enterprises Summit showing hops, deer, carrots, hemp, peaches and oysters

    The 1st Emerging Agricultural Enterprises Summit was held on December 9-10, 2019 at the UF/IFAS Straughn Center on UF's main campus. Following that event, the UF/IFAS Dean for Research Office and the UF/IFAS Dean for Extension Office, in partnership with the Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, created a program called "Support for Emerging Enterprise Development Integration Teams (SEEDIT)."

    The 2nd Emerging Agricultural Enterprises Summit was held on August 11-12, 2022 at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Wimauma, FL. New collaborative teams were formed at the event, and current teams were strengthened. Additional funding opportunities will be posted soon.

    Materials from the 1st Summit in 2019:Materials from 2nd Summit in 2022:

    Click here to view the full agenda.

    Indoor propagation of transplants handout

    Medical and Beverage Crops handout

    Urban Agriculture handout

    High tunnel vegetable production handout

    Click here to view the full agenda.

    Click here for photos of the event.

    Click here for Southeast AgNet article.

    The objectives of the SEEDIT program are to: (1) create novel markets for agricultural products and services by identifying choke points and alleviating economic barriers to growth, (2) create significant public-private partnerships involving UF/IFAS faculty, and (3) support Florida's agricultural versatility.

    $1.24 Million

    was provided in by the UF/IFAS Research Dean, the UF/IFAS Extension Dean, and the UF/IFAS VP

    19 Projects

    were funded in plant-based agriculture, aquaculture, animal agriculture, and agricultural systems

    175 Investigators

    were involved including 98 academic faculty (47 assistant professors), 67 county or regional Extension agents, and 10 others (e.g. assistant scientist); 171 are UF/IFAS

    22 Units

    were involved including 14 academic units, eight RECs/off-campus units; also five major centers/programs, and three other UF colleges

    This is a graphical representation of the information found in the table below.

    Enterprise

    PI Name, PI Unit(s) | Other Involved Units

    Barley

    Zotarelli, Lincoln, Horticultural Sciences | AGR, FSHN, NFREC

    Blackberries

    Deng, Zhanao, Gulf Coast REC & Environmental Horticulture | HOS, ENY, PLP

    Craft beer and spirits

    Lai, John, Food and Resource Economics | FRE, GCREC, NFREC

    Fresh carrots

    Treadwell, Danielle, Horticultural Sciences | MREC, FYCS, ENY, SWS, NFREC, PLP

    Finger limes

    Dutt, Manjul, Citrus REC & Horticultural Sciences | TREC, FRE

    Ginger, tumeric, camellia tea

    Fisher, Paul, Environmental Horticulture | NFREC, MFREC, PLP, HOS, ENY, FYCS, ABE, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants

    Hemp

    Brym, Zachary, Tropical REC, Agronomy | AEC

    High-tunnel vegetables

    Zhao, Xin, Horticultural Sciences | EREC, ENY, PLP, EREC, FRE

    Sustainable landscaping

    Iannone, Basil, School of Forest Resources and Conservation | Program for Resource Efficient Communities, ENY, Center for Public Issues Education, FLREC

    Lettuce

    Sandoya Miranda, German, Everglades REC & Horticultural Sciences | NFREC, FYCS, GCREC

    Marine baitfish

    Ropicki, Andrew, Food and Resource Economics | SFRC, IRREC, TAL

    Oysters

    Asche, Frank, SFRC - Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences Program | FRE, Sea Grant, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, UF College of Public Health and Health Professions, UF College of Veterinary Medicine

    Pongamia

    Guzman, Sandra, Indian River REC & Agricultural and Biological Engineering | HOS, PLP, SWS

    Scutellaria (anti-cancer)

    Nadakuduti, Satya, Environmental Horticulture | MREC, HOS, ABE, NFREC, Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, ENY, FYCS, UF College of Pharmacy

    Sheep and goats

    Wallau, Marcelo, Agronomy | WEC, FRE, ANS, UF College of Veterinary Medicine

    Specialty pumpkins

    Meru, Geoffrey, Tropical REC & Horticultural Sciences | AGR, SWS, FSHN, FYCS

    Sweet potato

    Grabau, Zane, Entomology and Nematology | IRREC, NFREC, HOS, PLP, ABE, Program for Resource Efficient Communities

    Urban agriculture

    Campbell, Catherine, Family Youth and Community Sciences | MFREC

    Vanilla

    Chambers, Alan, Tropical REC & Horticultural Sciences | FRED


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