Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

IFAS
TypeFederal-state-county partnership
Established1964
EndowmentIncrease$2.379 billion (2021)
(university-wide)[1]
Vice-presidentDr. Robert Gilbert (Interim)
Academic staff
572 (state), 293 (county)
Administrative staff
1,102
Students5,100
Postgraduates1,200
Location
Gainesville
,
Florida
,
US
Websitewww.ifas.ufl.edu
Fifield Hall

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a teaching, research and Extension scientific organization focused on agriculture and natural resources. It is a partnership of federal, state, and county governments that includes an Extension office in each of Florida's 67 counties, 12 off-campus research and education centers, five demonstration units, the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (including the School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences and the School of Natural Resources and Environment), three 4-H camps, portions of the UF College of Veterinary Medicine, the Florida Sea Grant program, the Emerging Pathogens Institute, the UF Water Institute and the UF Genetics Institute.

UF/IFAS research and development covers natural resource industries that have a $101 billion annual impact. The program is ranked #1 in the nation in federally financed higher education R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences and natural resources conservation by the National Science Foundation[2] for FY 2019. Because of this mission and the diversity of Florida's climate and agricultural commodities, IFAS has facilities located throughout Florida. On July 13, 2020, Dr. J. Scott Angle became leader of UF/IFAS and UF's vice president for agriculture and natural resources.[3]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2021. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Higher Education Research and Development: Fiscal Year 2019". NSF - National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ "IFAS leadership". Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-31.