Category: UF/IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS TEAMS Opportunities December 4, 2025

by Kate Wieland
December 4, 2025

UF/IFAS TEAMS Opportunities for December 4, 2025 IFAS Human Resources has now created an opportunity for you to view, at a glance, newly posted IFAS TEAMS positions. Please click on the link for further details. These positions were vacant ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Ifas Jobs, Job Postings, TEAMS Jobs, TEAMS Opportunities

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

4-H Serves Florida: Hurricane relief supply drive and project grants

by Caylin Hilton
September 30, 2024

The Florida 4-H State Executive Board is activating the 4-H Serves Florida project in response to Hurricane Helene. On September 26 Helene made landfall in Taylor County as a category 4 storm, causing catastrophic flooding and destruction along ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4-H Serves Florida, Florida 4-H Foundation, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene

Blueberry Root Flush Research

by IFAS Communications Video
August 27, 2024

UF/IFAS researchers are continuously searching for ways to support the Florida blueberry industry. One example of research has been by UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences researcher Dr. Gerardo Nunez and Lauren Goldsby, a graduate student in the ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, , Crops, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blueberries, Blueberry Research

New endowment provides Alachua County youth with state and national leadership opportunities

by Caylin Hilton and Mary Lee Sale

March 17, 2024

Local leaders Bill Brown and Dr. Bobby Leon Damron spent their lives and professional careers investing in youth and their local communities. A new endowment established with the University of Florida honors their legacies of service to youth. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #FL4HAlumni, 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Giving

Resources for Women in Agriculture

by Entomology Emily
January 22, 2024

Are you an Extension professional or woman working in agriculture? Do you need help finding resources? There are many organizations and options out there if you know where to look. The Florida Women in Agriculture Association has begun compiling ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Florida Women In Agriculture Association, Resources, Women

It’s time to get Batty!

by Shelly Johnson
October 20, 2023

Bats live in Florida all year but many people associate them with festivities in October. As someone who has studied bat ecology for years and enjoys educating others about bat conservation, this is a busy time of year! There are two opportunities ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Natural Areas Training Academy, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

National Ag Day: Growing a Climate for Tomorrow

by Andra Johnson
March 20, 2023

March 21st is National Agriculture Day, a time to recognize and celebrate the men and women who produce our food, fuel and fiber. Now celebrating its 50th Anniversary, the theme for this year’s Ag Day is “Growing a Climate for Tomorrow”. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: National Agriculture Day

Explore 4-H volunteer opportunities to judge state competitions and awards

by Caylin Hilton
January 30, 2023

Interested in volunteering with Florida 4-H? And potentially from the comfort of home? The UF/IFAS Extension 4-H Youth Development Program and Florida 4-H Foundation have opportunities to judge state-level 4-H Scholarship Applications, Photography ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Florida 4-H Foundation, Volunteer

4-H Serves Florida: project grant application open, impact updates

by Caylin Hilton
December 13, 2022

The Florida 4-H Foundation now accepting applications for 4-H Serves Florida: Project Grants. Individual 4-H members, clubs, and county programs in Florida may submit a request up to $400 to support the repair, rebuilding, or replacement of ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: #4Hserves, #Florida4H, 4-H Serves Florida, Florida 4-H, Florida 4-H Foundation, Okeechobee, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County

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