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Broward County Celebrates 22 Years of “Water Matters”, March 9th.

by Donna Corbelli CastroAvatar photo
March 6, 2024

Broward does it best! Every year for the past 22, Broward County, FL has been educating its citizens on the importance of water conservation with Water Matters Day. This year, it falls on March 9th, from 9 AM - 3 PM at Tree Tops Park, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Climate Change, FFL, Heat Island, NatureScape, Newsletter, Trees, UF IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, Urban Forest, Urban Landscape, Water Quality

Looking to build a citywide compost program? Policy makers, others invited to UF/IFAS Compost Consortium on March 27

by Lourdes MederosAvatar photo
March 6, 2024

Federal agencies are investing millions of dollars to support innovative compost plans and programs that divert food waste from landfills. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is leading the charge ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Climate Change, Compost, Compost Business, Compost Consortium, Economic Development, Environmental Impacts, Florida Composting Council, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, IFAS, Landfills, Liz Felter, Mica McMillan, Sustainability, Sustainable, Sustainable Recycling, UF, UF News, UF/IFAS Compost Consortium, UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, USDA

Estudio de UF: La lactancia materna después de la vacuna de COVID-19 podría transmitir anticuerpos a los bebés

by Luz BahderAvatar photo
March 6, 2024

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas de UF/IFAS. Según un estudio de University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) y la Facultad de Medicina de UF, las madres lactantes que ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Amamantar, Anticuerpos, Bebes, Ciencia Celular, Covid-19, Español, Estudio, Infantes, Joseph Larkin, Lactante, Lauren Stafford, Leche Materna, Microbiologia, Pediatria, Refuerzo, Sistema Inmunologico, Spanish, UF-IFAS, Vacuna, Virus, Vivian Valcarce Luaces
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Wakulla County Spring Seed Library Kickoff

by khadejahscottAlligatorweed flea beetle
March 5, 2024

Wakulla County Spring Seed Library Kickoff FREE SEEDS & PLANT ADVICE MARCH 14, 2024 Wakulla County Public Library 4330 Crawfordville Hwy, Crawfordville, FL 32326 UF/IFAS Extension Wakulla Master Gardener Agent Khadejah Scott-Price, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agriculture, Agriculture--horticulture/master-gardener-volunteer/our-stories/, Master Gardener, Master Gardener Volunteer, Master Gardeners, Master-gardener-volunteer/our-stories/, Wakulla, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension, Wakulla/agriculture--horticulture/master-gardener-volunteer/, Wakulla/master-gardener-volunteer/our-stories/
Strawberries on their vines against a dark tarp.

We Are Developing a Game-Changing Technique to Save Strawberries

by Jessie ErwinAvatar photo
March 4, 2024

A warm welcome to Jingyi 'Kini' Cheng, the latest guest in our FSHN Research Journeys series, which follows graduate students' research in the Food Science and Human Nutrition program at The University of Florida. Kini is a food science master's ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Dr. Liwe, Extended Shelf Life, Florida Strawberries, Food-science-research, FSHN Research Journeys, Graduate Student Research, Jingyi Kini Cheng, Masters-research, Research, Research Journeys, Research-journeys-food-science, Research-journeys-food-science-ms, Shelf Life, Strawberries
A couple grocery shopping in the produce section. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones

Love Food? Check Out “Food Check-Out Week”

by Yvonne FlorianAvatar photo
March 1, 2024

I will admit it.  I am not really one to “celebrate” all these new week-labels we’ve added to our calendars.  But I do like food and food statistics.  When I heard about “Food Check-Out Week” I knew I had to learn more.   Food ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Fruits & Vegetables, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Birdie Hogan Farm, Farmers Markets, Fojtik Flatwoods Farm, Food Check-out Week, Osso Bucco, Produce, Quickles, Sausage Gravy & Biscuits, Vegetables

Reduce Food Waste: 10 Ways to Use Rotisserie Chicken

by Brenda Marty-JimenezAvatar photo
March 1, 2024

Why reduce food waste? This simple procedure can save you money and help the environment. It takes the farming and agriculture industry a lot of time and resources to grow/raise, produce, and bring food to your table. It is economical to ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Chicken Is A Source Of Protein, Food Safety, How Can I Reduce Food Waste?, MyPlate Nutrition, Recipes For Using Cooked Chicken, Reduce Food Waste, Save Money

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