Category: 4-H & Youth

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2025 UF/IFAS Extension and Sustainability Sarasota County Internship Experience

by Erin Nadel
September 3, 2025

Are you interested in a career within the life sciences? Sustainability? Environmental education? Do you want a supportive workspace with opportunities for professional development and growth? Then an internship with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Conservation, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 4H, Environment, Intern, Pgm_4H, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County
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The Real Meaning of Self-Care (And Why It’s Worth Your Time)

by angelikakeene
September 2, 2025

When you hear the word self-care, what comes to mind? A bubble bath? A night of binge-watching your favorite show? While those things can feel good at the moment, self-care is actually a lot deeper than that—and way more important. Let's talk ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Farm Management, Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Professional Development, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Brevard County, Family, Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Support, Relationships, Self-improvement, Wellness
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UF geomatics extension program receives funding to create surveying technology learning kits

by Suzette Cook
September 2, 2025

Youth groups and K-12 educators throughout Florida will soon have access to surveying tools and lesson plans that aim to build a pipeline of future surveyors. The National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Foundation ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum
Tags: College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Geomatics Extension, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences

Jackson County Country Bumpkins Club

by ekrzes
August 27, 2025

Country Bumpkins is a club with a variety of things for the members to choose from to learn this year.  They can learn some cooking and baking skills, practice some artistic techniques as well as do some Geocaching. The sky is the limit for ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: 4-H, 4-H. Jackson County, Art, Baking, Cooking, Imagination

Who knew a middle-school elective could lead to a passion for agriculture for high school student?

by Brad Buck
August 25, 2025

Shelby Langford never imagined agriculture would become the heartbeat of her teenage years. It all began with a middle school elective – “Agricultural Foundations” -- a class she chose, but with few expectations. What started as a routine ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: Ag Day On The Hill, Ffa, Florida 4-H, Hog & Ham, Livestock, Marisa Langford, Meat Production Lab, Pig, Shelby Langford, Tampa, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County, Whitney Elmore

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