How familiar are you with aquaculture? Florida has a large aquaculture industry, especially with ornamental fish. In this episode, you’ll hear from Eric Cassiano, Assistant Extension Scientist with the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Eric discusses Florida’s aquaculture industry, including interesting facts and some historical context.

You’ll also hear from Broderic and Caroline Ogzewalla, who both teach agriculture at Haines City High School. They discuss their program’s farm, what types of aquaculture they’ve included, and how they incorporate other classroom subjects like math and reading into their hands-on agriculture activities.

Through these interviews, we hope you’ll learn about the interesting world of aquaculture and how it can fit into classroom instruction. Listen in to learn more!

Show Credits:Hosted by Becky SponholtzSound editing by Chrissy RhodesThank you to our guests; Eric Cassiano and Broderic and Caroline Ogzewalla

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