UF/IFAS GLOBAL BLOGS
By Dr. Jason Ferrell, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants Director Water lettuce is an extremely common floating plant in Florida. This leafy plant can be observed from north to south and has the tendency to grow… Read More
By Dr. Jason Ferrell, UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants Director Water lettuce is one of the usual suspects, a common troublemaker, targeted for management on just about every lake and stream in Florida every year. This… Read More
Dr. Jehangir “Jango” Bhadha received a 2020 Seymour Goldweber Extension Professional and Enhancement Award. Bhadha is an assistant professor of Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management in the UF/IFAS Soil and Water Sciences Department. He conducts his work at… Read More
Census Data is Used in Distributing Federal Funds Billions of dollars in federal funding are at stake when it comes to the US Census. The Census data tells policy-makers how much funding is needed by individual communities for… Read More
UF/IFAS Extension and partner agencies, such as the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), offer cost-share and technical resources for agribusinesses. Here are some highlights of available resources, which were originally presented in… Read More
Now available through the UF/IFAS Extension Bookstore Growing Up Florida-Friendly: A Kid’s Guide to the 9 Principles of Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM. By Kim Pepitone Cottrell Illustrated by Evelyn Lavaughn Davis This colorful, easy-to-read book is the perfect way to… Read More
TREASURE COAST, Fla. — UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie has teamed up with St. Lucie County Community Services staff in offering debt relief to residents in St. Lucie, Martin, and Okeechobee counties. Funding from the Credit Score Improvement Grant… Read More
The Martin County Water Ambassador program is partnership program between Martin County and UF/IFAS Extension that educates, unites, and empowers residents that have an interest in protecting local waterways and giving back to their communities. In April, the… Read More
Part of financial literacy is learning about the basics of investing. Once you have control of your expenses and can spend less than you make, what do you do with that unspent money? Well, the next step is… Read More
Do you know how much water you use on a daily basis? Have you heard of virtual water? Did you know that water is used to create nearly every product out there, including our food? Last Water Wednesday,… Read More
