New Year, New Webinar, New Research

Learn how the PIE Center is exploring issues impacting food and agriculture.  View this email in your browser The PIE Center explores emerging issues impacting food and agriculture.    Did you know most national consumers prefer to buy blueberries from Florida? Learn more about how the PIE Center is exploring issues impacting food and agriculture by downloading our latest issue guide.    Download the issue guide     New Year means new webinar Have you registered for the upcoming webinar? Joy Rumble and Katie Stofer will be featured in January's upcoming webinar as they discuss a statewide strategic plan for agritourism. The plan provides a vision of moving agritourism forward in Florida and is a resource for agritourism operators and service providers alike. Topics to be discussed include strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to agritourism in Florida, resources for agritourism in Florida, and recommendations for agritourism in Florida. The webinar will be on January 18 at 2 p.m. EST but be sure to register for the webinar today.   Register for the webinar     Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) webinar Today's EDEN webinar will focus on risk communication and how to improve communication about long-term risks. The webinar will premiere at 2:00 p.m. EST today, January 10. For more information and to register, click the button below.      EDEN webinar Graduate students from various disciplines work with the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education to advance the mission of the center.  Meet Bommidi Jyothi "BJ" Swaroop, a doctoral student at the University of Florida studying extension education in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication. Swaroop has worked with the PIE Center for nearly two years, focusing on data analysis and research writing.  "I had a chance to work on public perceptions in agriculture and natural resources and identifying capacities needed for extension services to be effective," Swaroop said. "I found my research focus while working with the PIE Center." Learn more about BJ and his experiences with the PIE Center.       Copyright © 2018 UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive updates from the UF/IFAS PIE Center. Our mailing address is: UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources 126A Bryant Hall PO Box 112060 Gainesville, Florida 32611 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list