Category: 4-H & Youth

7th Annual UF/IFAS Hernando County Coastal Cleanup

by Brittany Hall-Scharf

August 22, 2023

Gear up for the 7th Annual UF/IFAS Coastal Cleanup in Hernando County! Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023 Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Check-in Location: 6340 Shoal Lind Blvd., Spring Hill Pre-registration: https://2023coastalcleanup.eventbrite.ca Each ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Coastal Cleanup, Florida Sea Grant, International Coastal Cleanup, Marine Debris, UF/IFAS Extension Hernando County

One Caring Adult Away….

by Nancy A Moores

February 8, 2023

Research in 2013 (Child Trends) and 2015 (The Science of Resilience) concluded that children supported by at least one caring adult are more likely to have positive development and become productive adults. In summarizing the findings of their ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Parents are Not Expected to Become THE Teacher

by Nancy A Moores

April 6, 2020

I have to start homeschooling this week. I created a 9am-4pm school schedule for my kids! How am I supposed to teach six hours a day? How do I create lesson plans? These are just some of the statements I have read on social media lately and ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: Hernando, Homeshool

Stuck at home? Marine science resources for kids!

by Brittany Hall-Scharf

April 2, 2020

Attention teachers and parents - we have educational and interactive materials for you! Florida Sea Grant agents have been working diligently to compile and create video resources and activities that allow students to learn about sea turtles, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Natural Resources, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Dolphin, K-12 Curriculum, Manatee, Marine Science, Sea Turtles, Whale

COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension

by Nick Place

March 15, 2020

Updated 03/16/20 As we continue to monitor COVID-19 in Florida, I wanted to take a moment to update our UF/IFAS Extension community about our current status, best practices and next steps. Please call your local UF/IFAS Extension office ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, Recreation, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, , Water, Wildlife, WORK & LIFE
Tags: COVID-19, Featured Hot Topic, Hot Topic

Beef Quality Assurance Training in Florida Counties

by laurahbennett

April 29, 2019

Last month, twenty-five Livestock Extension Agents from around Florida attended training so that agents could facilitate these trainings in their own counties. This can translate into more opportunities for adults and students to become Beef ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, BQA, Cattle

Florida Charolais Cattle at the State Fair

by laurahbennett

February 16, 2018

At the 2018 Florida State Fair, the Charolais Open and Youth Cattle Show was a welcome sight. With so many cattle producers in Florida using Charolais sires in their terminal cross-breeding systems, we should see the breed more often. Cattlemen ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, Bulls, Cattle, Charolais, Florida Cattlemen

Taking Aim at Life Skills

by Nancy A Moores

February 9, 2018

The 4-H shooting sports program teaches youth not only to aim for the target but to aim for their goals, as well. Helping with skills such as concentration, diligence, and goal setting, the shooting sports projects are putting more than 300,000 ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp

If We Want to Keep Eating….

by Nancy A Moores

February 9, 2018

If we want to keep eating, we need to keep teaching youth about agriculture. Raising and showing livestock at county, district, and state fairs is a long tradition of 4-H and FFA but it’s not just about ribbons and prizes. It’s about the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum

Safe and (Bio)Secure

by Nancy A Moores

February 9, 2018

When it comes to visiting the county fair, people generally believe the greatest risk is out on the midway where rides turn you every which way. However, there is a great risk in the barns, as well, and not just from getting injured by the livestock. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum

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