Andra Johnson

2024 in Review: Extension Agents Report Their Impacts

by Andra Johnson
January 28, 2025

Part 3 in a series The reports of accomplishment that Extension agents and specialists file each year tell a story of individuals, businesses, and communities that have been uplifted by the research-based education they provide, each day ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Citrus Greening, Communitiy Development, Irrigation, Kalyn Waters, Luke Harlow, Mongi Zekri, Resource Management, Rural Communities, Shari Bresin

2024 in Review: Extension Agents Report their Impacts

by Andra Johnson
January 17, 2025

Part 2 in a series. In the pages of their annual reports, UF/IFAS Extension agents and specialists share stories about the impacts made by their work. Sometimes, they tell of a whole community affected, at other times, it’s the story of ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, Lawn
Tags: Anne Yasalonis, Julie Schelb, Maria Portelos-Rometo, Morgan Pinkerton, Podcasts, Your Florida Central Yard

2024 in Review: Extension Agents Report their Impacts

by Andra Johnson
January 6, 2025

Part 1 Extension agents have to fill out a lot of reports. Many of them involve sorting through piles of data and evaluations, combing the logs of a busy year’s worth of work, making lists and checking them twice. It’s a somewhat tedious ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES
Tags: Alicia Halbritter, Corey Callaghan, Elaine SImfukwe, Ethan Carter

2024 in Review: Florida 4-H Youth Prove they are “Beyond Ready”

by Andra Johnson
December 23, 2024

Florida 4-H youth were everywhere in the news this year—representing at our state and national capitols, addressing food security in Rome, diving under Antarctic ice, creating their own business startups and inventing life-saving technology. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2024 In Review, 4-H Youth Development, Beyond Ready

The Year in Extension: New Faces, Initiatives Mark 2024

by Andra Johnson
December 20, 2024

From day to day, it seems like nothing ever changes, but when you look back on the past year, it’s shocking to realize just how much has happened over 365 tiny little days. This has certainly been true for us in Extension. In 2024, we celebrated ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2024 In Review, Andra Johnson, Disaster Preparation, Florida 4-H, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, UF/IFAS Extension

Farm-City Week is the Perfect Appetizer for Thanksgiving

by Andra Johnson
November 15, 2024

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and many of us are already working on our shopping lists for the big feast. Of course, for most traditional Thanksgiving meals, the "bird" is the word, and picking out the right turkey is a matter of serious ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: Farm-City Week, Farmers Markets, Thanksgiving

Extension Offers Opportunities for Military Veterans

by Andra Johnson
November 8, 2024

It’s fitting that Veterans Day and Thanksgiving fall within the same month, because if there’s one thing we all can be thankful for, it’s the service of our military veterans. In the 247 years since our nation was founded, our veterans ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Department Of Defense SkillBridge, Honey Bee Lab, Honey Bee Research And Extension Laboratory, Pasco County, Veterans Day, Veterans Florida

Hurricane Milton Recovery Resources

by Andra Johnson
October 11, 2024

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe from harm. Late Wednesday evening, Hurricane Milton made landfall along Florida's central west coast as a Category 3 hurricane. The combination of tornadoes, storm surge, high winds, heavy rain and ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation
Tags: Disaster Recovery, Featured, Hurricane, Hurricane Milton, Special Topics

Update on Hurricane Milton, 10/9

by Andra Johnson
October 7, 2024

October 9, 9:30 AM EST The National Hurricane Center (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/) has issued an advisory stating that Hurricane Milton is expected to expand in size and remain a hurricane as it approaches the west coast of Florida, bringing ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation
Tags: 2024 Hurricane Season, Disaster Preparation, Hurricane Milton, Milton

Hurricane Helene Recovery Resources

by Andra Johnson
September 30, 2024

I hope that you and your loved ones are safe from harm. Early Friday morning, Hurricane Helene made landfall along Florida's Big Bend area as a Category 4 hurricane. As of Monday, many areas of North Florida are without power, and there has ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Helene, Hurricane Helene, Storm Recovery

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