From the 2021 Urban Landscape Summit May 10, 2021 H2OSAV (Water Savings, Analytics and Verification) is a UF/IFAS Extension program helping measurably save Florida water. The program is led by UF/IFAS State Specialized Extension Agent Nick ... READ MORE
Category: Water
May 3, 2021 The 2021 Urban Landscape Summit kicked off with a State of the Landscape Industry panel. This first session provided an overview of today's landscape industry conditions. Opening remarks and panel discussion focused on water use ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Water
Nitrogen plays several important roles in plant health. Lakesh Sharma, Assistant Professor of Soil Fertility and Sustainable Agriculture, discussed sensor-based in-season nitrogen recommendations for the Virtual Ag BMP Summit in April 2020. ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, CropsGAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) has launched the Stormwater Qualified Inspector Training (SQuInT), a new online certification course designed to prepare professionals to inspect ... READ MORE
Category: Water
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Emmy® Award-winning television series "Flip My Florida Yard" is back for its fourth season, and this time it’s putting more power and knowledge directly into the hands of Florida homeowners. Produced by Crawford ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, HOME LANDSCAPES, UF/IFAS Extension
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (October 10, 2025) – The University of Florida announced that the longstanding Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC) programs transitioned into the Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE), as of September 30. PREC’s ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS, Water
Claire Lewis has been selected to lead the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program (FFL) as a state specialized agent. Lewis has worked for the FFL program for more than a decade and served as interim director for the last year. She was ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterThe Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ program is used to giving out the gold, but earlier this month it was the recipient. The television series "Flip My Florida Yard" won an Emmy® for best magazine program at the 47th Annual Suncoast ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping
Michael Dukes, director of the UF/IFAS Center for Land Use Efficiency (CLUE), is the new Associate Dean for Extension effective immediately. In this newly created position, Dukes will oversee the administration of a variety of programs ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
The work of several CLUE programs was recognized recently at the 2022 American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) conference in Chicago. The Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program, the Master Gardener Volunteer Program, and the CLUE ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension