Wraps Ready To Be Taken Off New Southwest Florida Research And Education Center Expansion
December 23, 2015 A dedication ceremony of the University of Florida Southwest Florida Research and Education Center’s (SWFREC) 7,000-square-foot expansion is set for Tuesday, Jan. 5, at 10 a.m.
Photo courtesy of UF/IFAS
The Florida Legislature granted $2 million to UF to build the facility in Immokalee, which houses three new labs and 11 offices for six new faculty members.
With the expansion, the structure now stands at 28,000 square feet.
The SWFREC houses plant diagnostic labs, which analyze and diagnose diseases such as citrus greening, citrus canker, black spot on tomatoes and peppers, and watermelon vine decline. The agricultural economics team offers a Farm Labor Supervisor Training Program. SWFREC faculty also facilitate the Citrus Health Management Areas program.
”This expansion project affords our center the opportunity to form more interactive disciplinary teams to solve critical issues facing agriculture in southwest Florida,” said Calvin Arnold, SWFREC center director.
The Center’s new citrus horticulturist, Gurreet Brar, began work in November and Ute Albrecht, a plant physiologist, begins her new job in January.
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