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City manager outlines F300 AgTech Park: 170-acre research park, incubator and accelerator aimed at agri-tech startups
Summary
City Manager Mike New described F300, a 170‑acre agricultural and food technology park adjacent to the county extension office, with a 14‑member consortium and a startup accelerator to commercialize university research.
City Manager Mike New presented details about the F300 Agricultural and Food Technology Innovation Park, describing it as the city’s top economic development priority and a 170-acre site adjacent to Alachua County’s agriculture extension office.
“F300 will create high skill and high wage jobs for our residents by growing and attracting new businesses and supporting entrepreneurship,” New said. He said F300 is backed by a 14‑member consortium and will include a research park, business incubator and startup accelerator to help commercialize university research and support ag‑food‑tech startups.
New described the site as focused on precision agriculture, artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, sensing, data analytics and advanced energy technologies, and said the program will collaborate with UF IFAS to position Florida as a research and commercialization hub for agricultural technology. “This project will help commercialize university research and support innovative businesses through a research park, business incubator, and startup accelerator,” he said.
Officials framed F300 as intended to promote economic growth while preserving local agricultural heritage and to benefit farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers and students in the region.
