Agriculture and Natural Resources
Agriculture & Natural Resources increase awareness and efficient use of Florida’s natural resources, as well as deliver
high quality educational programs for small-scale agricultural producers allowing
them to maintain sustainable and profitable businesses, farms and communities.
Program Leader:
Alejandro Bolques, Ph.D.
(850) 875-8559
Alejandro.bolques@famu.edu
Livestock Production Systems
Alternative production and marketing strategies to help farmers increase their income and peri-urban producers to grow more food.
Modeling of efficient and profitable operations suitable for small-scale, limited resource producers via training, technical assistance and demonstrations in herd management, forage management and grazing, and production and marketing systems.
Applying selective protected agriculture strategies such as low-cost high tunnels, greenhouse and hydroponic production.
Programming involves evaluating production and marketing as an alternative enterprise for small-scale farmers. Focus is placed on best management practices including nutrition, reproduction, forage systems and profitability.