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Food and Resource Economics Department

Food and Resource Economics Department

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Explore our academic, research and extension programs, find out about upcoming events, and connect with the program here!

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FRE has three graduate program offerings: a Master of Agribusiness, a M.S. in Food & Resource Economics, and a Ph.D. in Food & Resource Economics.

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Learn more about student involvement, degree specializations, minors and alumni career paths for our undergraduate programs.

Welcome

The Food and Resource Economics Department (FRE) focuses on teaching, research, and extension related to Florida's food and agricultural systems.

Graduates from our undergraduate programs go on to careers in sales, finance, management, economics, and more, working with companies in the food sector and with environmental and statistical organizations and businesses. Our Master of Agribusiness prepares students from other disciplines in agriculture and beyond for careers in business and industry. MS students choose between an agribusiness track that leads to business careers or a thesis track for those more interested in research careers or pursuing a Ph.D. degree. Our Ph.D. graduates work in universities worldwide, private industry, and government.

When it comes to Research and Extension, our faculty are renowned within their field for conducting applied economic research that is timely and highly relevant to stakeholders in areas such as behavioral economics, marine and environmental economics, health economics, international development, labor economics, behavioral economics and more. 

100 Years of Food and Resource Economics

Serving the State of Florida Since 1926

 

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In 2026, the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department will be celebrating its 100th anniversary, commemorating the decision to establish separate Agricultural Economics & Agronomy Departments in 1926. Since that decision was made, FRE has grown exponentially while remaining true to our initial goals: supporting members of the Agricultural & Natural Resource industries with the research-informed knowledge needed to inform effective decision-making and food marketing.

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