Gardening is America’s number one pastime and gardeners love seeing beautiful horticulture photography as well as keeping track of their gardening activities. We developed a 2015 Florida Master Gardener wall calendar that is a full-color, 12-month wall calendar…. Read More
UF/IFAS Extension county offices are part of a network reaching across the state, with contacts not only through UF/IFAS but also through the entire UF academic enterprise. What’s more, our UF/IFAS Extension county faculty members are experts at… Read More
The state of Florida is vulnerable to hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding, wildfires and other natural disasters. With its increasing population, each year thousands of people come to live in Florida, unaware of the many simple, cost-effective ways they can… Read More
2014 has been a memorable year for number of reasons–some good, some not so good. But for thousands of Extension agents in Florida, and tens of thousands more across the country, 2014 was notable for one very important thing: it was… Read More
Marion County farms are continually bring sold and parceled out into small-yarded homes, often sold to people far removed from their natural environment. A program has been created to teach homeowners ways to coexist with their environment, and… Read More
You’re ready for the wedding, but are you ready for marriage? Before You Tie the Knot is a UF/IFAS Extension educational program that offers constructive guidance to couples as they begin their married life together. In six one-hour workshops,… Read More
The purpose of the UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Economic Impact brochure is to demonstrate the impact of agriculture on the economy of Alachua County, Florida. In an era of dwindling fiscal support, UF/IFAS Extension needs to demonstrate to… Read More
The goal of the award winning UF/IFAS Extension calendar is to inform legislators, community leaders and the general public of the beneficial work that UF/IFAS Extension does for the state of Florida. It accomplishes that goal in the… Read More
May 8, 2014 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act, which established America’s Cooperative Extension Service. Let’s take a brief look back at Extension’s growth and evolution in Florida, year by year. Before Extension 1862 President Abraham Lincoln… Read More
Disaster in the Gulf On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon oil platform killed 11 workers and exposed a deep-sea wellhead that began gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Until the spill was capped… Read More
