One of the blessings of the holiday season is that it gives us time to pause and reflect on the events of the year and anticipate the year ahead. When I reflect upon 2018, I… Read More
J. Griffin, UF/IFAS Extension, Orange County, Orlando, FL LuAnn Duncan, UF/IFAS Extension, Orange County Orlando, FL Jenny Rodriguez, UF/IFAS Extension, Orange County Orlando, FL Situation: Extension employees can work long hours on sedentary jobs that… Read More
Dallas Daniels, Megan Mann, and Mia Wilchcombe, UF/ IFAS Extension Lake County, Tavares, FL Situation: Each year youth sell their market animals at the Lake County Fair, making a profit which provides an opportunity to… Read More
Terra Freeman, UF/IFAS Extension, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, FL. Situation: The Florida Arbor Day Tree Giveaway program aims to ameliorate the loss of urban tree canopy St. Johns County experienced due to Hurricanes Matthew… Read More
Maxine Hunter, UF/IFAS Extension Marion County Residential Horticulture Agent. Ocala, FL. Situation: Extension education provides a valuable public service by positively impacting complex social needs and issues within communities through educational programming. Extension volunteers can… Read More
Joe Sewards, UF/IFAS Extension, Volusia County, Urban Horticulture Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator, DeLand, Fl. Situation: Forming partnerships with non-profit organizations has always been an important component of Extension programming. These days, it is critical… Read More
J.E. Davis, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Bushnell, Florida, W.J. Lester, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County, Brooksville, Florida and M. L. Elliott, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center. Situation: The objective of Palm School was to… Read More
K. G. McCormick, UF/IFAS Extension, Seminole County, Sanford, FL Situation: Master Gardener Volunteers require a substantial amount of time to train. Volunteer retention is a large concern once they are trained. Volunteers leaving the program… Read More
Ricketts G., Pabon E., UF/IFAS Extension in Osceola County Situation: The UF/IFAS Extension/Osceola County horticulture department was facing challenges in getting clientele to attend horticulture training programs. Methods: The agents conducted 2 meetings with Osceola… Read More
Felter L., Osborne L., Wooten H., Ricketts G., Marble C., Ali G. UF/IFAS Extension in Orange, Osceola & Seminole Counties, FL. Objectives: There are 900 nurseries in Central Florida representing over 5500 acres. Many nurseries… Read More
