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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
River grass beneath the Ichetucknee River.

A ChatGPT Poem: Water Conservation in Florida

by Kaitlin Robb Price
April 17, 2023

April is Water Conservation Month! Since it is also National Poetry Month, we thought it would be fun to ask ChatGPT to write us a poem about water conservation in Florida. Here is the unedited response: “Sure, here's a poem about water conservation ... READ MORE

Category: HOME LANDSCAPES, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: AI, Artificial Intelligence, H2OSAV, Irrigation, Lawn, UF IFAS Water Agents, UF/IFAS Extension, Water Conservation, Water Conservation Month

World Water Day 2022 – “Making the Invisible Visible”

by Kaitlin Robb Price
March 22, 2022

Today is World Water Day, and this year’s theme is “making the invisible visible.” There is no better theme for Florida, where the Floridan Aquifer supplies most of our drinking water and our beautiful springs. While underground and rarely ... READ MORE

Category: NATURAL RESOURCES, Water
Tags: H2OSAV, Irrigation, UF IFAS Water Agents, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Water Conservation, World Water Day

Irrigation Scheduling and Soil Moisture Sensors in Cold Hardy Citrus

by Charles Barrett
July 21, 2020

Soil moisture sensors are an incredibly valuable tool that can be used to make informed irrigation decisions. Soil moisture sensors are even more valuable when combined with an irrigation schedule. For Cold Hardy Citrus, there are critical times ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: @FLwater, Ag Bmps, Agriculture, Best Management Practice, Best Management Practices, BMP, BMPs, Citrus, Cold Hardy Citrus, Irrigation, Soil Moisture Sensors, UF IFAS Water Agents, UF/IFAS Extension

PROGRAMS TRANSFORM WATER USE

by nladd
April 11, 2020

L. Sanderson, UF/IFAS Extension, Sumter County, Bushnell, FL Situation: The water resources in Florida are at risk with a 2019 population estimate of 21.48 million people which is growing by almost 1,000 new residents daily. These new residents ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Lawn, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: 2020, 2020 Central District Symposium, 2020 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Bushnell, Central District, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Irrigation, L. Sanderson, Master Gardeners, Sumter County, UF/IFAS Extension, Water

My Florida Farm Weather: On-site decision making support

by Rick Lusher
March 30, 2018

Weather-related information is essential to Florida’s agricultural producers for making important decisions regarding the use of water for irrigation and cold protection. Since the mid 1990’s, The Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, , Crops, Farm Management, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Cold, Cold Protection, Freeze, Irrigation, Water, Weather