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University of Florida IFAS Home Page


   Welcome 


...to the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) WWW home page. The Institute is a part of the University of Florida (UF) and is located in Gainesville, Florida, on the campus of this Land-Grant and Sea-Grant institution.

UF/IFAS is a statewide organization dedicated to teaching, research, and extension and serves the agricultural, human, and natural resources needs for the State of Florida. UF/IFAS has faculty located on the University of Florida campus and at 21 research and education centers, extension offices in 67 counties, and four demonstration units throughout the state.

UF/IFAS is a partnership in food, agriculture, natural- and renewable-resource research, and education. It is funded by state, federal, and local governments and industry.

It is the mission of UF/IFAS to: Educate students in the food, agricultural, and related sciences and natural resources; strengthen Florida's diverse food and agricultural industry and its environment through research; and enhancing for all Floridians the application of research and knowledge to improve the quality of life statewide through UF/IFAS extension programs.

For the future, IFAS has defined the vision, mission and goals of the Institute for Florida 2000 and Beyond.


Agriculture does NOT stop at the farm gate.

* Education - Academic Departments

* Extension - Cooperative Extension Service

* Research - Experiment Station and Research Centers

serve constituents along the entire food and fiber chain
from
GATE to PLATE



* Maps for UF/IFAS [WWW] Campus [WWW] Research Centers [WWW] County Extension Offices





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