Dr. Nick Place began his appointment as the Dean and Director of University of Florida/IFAS Extension in September 2012. In this role, Dr. Place is responsible for meeting the mission and goals of the University of Florida Extension program, and serves on the IFAS (Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) Administrative Team. UF/IFAS Extension has faculty located in each of Florida's 67 counties, 13 research and education centers, 15 academic departments and the School of Forest Resources and Conservation.

Posts by Nick Place:

• Looking Back and Looking Forward
• Extension Connections Stakeholder Webinar 12/14
• Tropical Storm Eta Update: 11/11
• Artificial Intelligence: The Next Revolution in Agriculture
• COVID-19 Update -- 10/27/20
• National 4-H Week—Opportunity for All
• Essential Work Update 9/14
• Recognizing UF/IFAS’ Women Trailblazers
• Tropical Storm Laura
• Protecting Farmworkers from COVID-19

• Essential Work Update 8/6/20
• Social Media: From Internet Fad to Indispensable Communication Tool
• Extension Must Act to Address Racial Disparities
• UPDATE: Statewide Discussion on UF/IFAS Extension Initiatives and Opportunities
• Disaster Preparedness During COVID-19
• Invasive Species: How to "Flatten the Curve"
• What’s in a Glass of OJ?
• Extension Provides Tools to Help Ag Producers Weather COVID-19
• Finding Solutions for Florida’s Agriculture Impacted by COVID-19
• Show of Hands: Extension’s Role in the 2020 U.S. Census

• Agriculture: More Important Than Ever
• COVID-19 and UF/IFAS Extension
• Florida-Friendly Landscaping: Finding Common Ground
• Stand Up & Holler for Gator Nation Giving Day
• UF/IFAS Extension is Everywhere at the State Fair
• 4-H Day at the Capitol: A Glimpse at a Greener Future
• The Future of Food
• It's Reporting Season!
• This November, Love Your Bookstore
• Former Extension Faculty Honored

• Who Are You Going to Nominate for a Superior Accomplishment Award?
• The Road to 67 — Local Investments for Local Programs
• 2019 Dinner of Distinction Awards—Brittany Lee, Extension Advocate of the Year
• 2019 EPAF and Hurricane Dorian Response
• A Message from Dr. Nick Place on Hurricane Dorian
• With UF/IFAS Extension, It’s Always Time to Learn
• The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project
• Hurricane Season Is Here
• Statewide Stakeholder Webinar
• Internationalizing Extension

• Extension Connections Keeps That Symposium Energy Going
• Administrative Professionals are Vital to UF/IFAS Extension
• UF/IFAS Hosts National Summits for Sustainability
• CAFÉ Latino: Communicating Across Cultures
• 4-H Youth Become Champions of Champions
• Florida Sea Grant Extension: Serving Coastal Communities, Economies and Environment
• How was the Weekend? What’s a Weekend?
• A Note of Thanks
• UF/IFAS Extension in 2018…and Looking Ahead to 2019
• Water Theme Runs Through the 2019 UF/IFAS Extension Calendar

• Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving
• Farm-City Week Celebrates the People that Provide Our Nutritious, Abundant Food Supply
• Celebrating the Excellence of UF/IFAS Extension’s Faculty and Partners
• Hurricane Reveals Our Inner Strengths
• UF/IFAS Extension Responds to Hurricane Michael
• Peanut Butter Challenge Fights Hunger, One Jar at a Time
• Sanjay Shukla and UF/IFAS Extension Innovation
• Air Potato Patrol
• UF/IFAS Extension: Urban, Rural and Everywhere Between
• UF/IFAS Extension Women Are Making History Every Day

• State Fair Offers More Than the Midway
• Reflections and Resolutions
• Milestones of Impact
• Hurricanes, Dairy Cows and the State Agricultural Response Team
• UF/IFAS Peanut Butter Challenge
• Hurricane Irma: The Invisible Recovery
• Helping You Recover from Hurricane Irma
• Hurricanes and Humble Heroes
• EPAF and Professional Development
• Blogging the UF/IFAS Extension Story