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Trick, Treat or Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida's Sugarcane Industry

Trick, Treat or Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida's Sugarcane Industry

Update: 2025-10-29
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Happy Halloween from FRE Lunch!

While millions of people around the U.S. are getting ready to celebrate and fill their trick or treating bags with delicious candy, the FRE Lunch podcast sat down with UF Double Gator and Master of Agribusiness alumni Joshua Jantz to learn more about how the implementation of precision agriculture technology by his company, U.S. Sugar is helping maximize efficiency and sustainability in the production of sugarcane, one of the sweeteners responsible for many of our favorite Halloween Treats!


More Resources:

  • U.S. Sugar Website: https://www.ussugar.com/
  • AskIFAS : https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/collections/sugarcane_cultural_practices

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Intro and Outro Music - "Just Kidding" - Ahjay Stelino. Used under the Mixkit Stock Music Free License.

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Trick, Treat or Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida's Sugarcane Industry

Trick, Treat or Technology? Precision Agriculture in Florida's Sugarcane Industry

UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics