Category: 4-H & Youth

Brace Yourselves Stock Show Kids… Winter is Coming!

by Shayna Chewning
December 28, 2021

After spending 5 years managing a horse farm in the Texas Panhandle, I have come to greatly appreciate our mild Florida winters! Although it’s pretty unlikely that any of us will be busting ice 3-5 times per day in negative temperatures and ... READ MORE

Prepping for the Fair

by Ashley H.K. Gill
December 21, 2021

Many of our 4-H youth have been working are tending to their animals, getting them ready for the upcoming Highlands County Fair. As you continue to make show preparations, it's important to remember your deadlines. Please make sure to double ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth
Tags: Exhibit Booth, Highlands County 4-H, Youth Development

GI-GMP Could Save the State Millions and Boost Local Economy

by Lisa Strange
December 20, 2021

Green Industry Best Management Practices Certifications: Could Potentially Save the State Millions of Dollars and Boost Local Counties Economy Part of a comprehensive program under the University of Florida’s, Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Curriculum, Farm Management, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Professional Development
Tags: Florida, GI-GMP, Inmates, Jefferson County Correctional Institute, Program, Run-off, Taylor County, Training, Water Quality

Join Broward County Master Gardener Volunteer Class 2022

by Lorna Bravo
December 19, 2021

Article by UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Urban Horticulture Agent Lorna Bravo Are you interested in becoming a Master Gardener Volunteer in Broward County? Who are the Master Gardener Volunteers? Master Gardener Volunteers (MGVs) are horticultural ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Ambassadors, Broward, Broward County, Extension, Florida Friendly Landscape, Master Gardener Program, South Florida, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County Master Gardeners, UF/IFAS Solutions, Urban Area, Urban Environments, Urban Food Systems, Volunteers

One Health Center graduate students tackle “wicked problems” in their final essay

by One Health Center of Excellence
December 14, 2021

At the end of a semester learning about Systems Thinking in One Health, the graduate students of the One Health Center applied their newly learned skills to analyze and suggest solutions to some of the “wicked problems” faced by humanity. ... READ MORE

Category: Curriculum, Professional Development
Tags: Amr, Artifical Intelligence, Big Data, Climate Change, Future Of Food, One Health, Vaccines

Natural language processing and network analysis provide novel insights on policy and scientific discourse around Sustainable Development Goals

by One Health Center of Excellence
December 10, 2021

The sustainable development goals (SDGs) and their 169 constituent targets are intended to be overlapping and interdependent. To establish efficient, harmonious strategies for addressing groups of SDGs (as opposed to singular goals), achieving ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth

One Health in Space

by One Health Center of Excellence
December 7, 2021

Space exploration and discovery efforts have had moments of thriving collaboration and others of competition. Collaboration and competition have been mostly based on nations more than disciplines. When it comes to disciplines, collaboration ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth

OHSA Celebrates One Health Day with Campus-Wide Painting

by One Health Center of Excellence
December 2, 2021

On November 3rd, the One Health Student Association held a communal painting event in the Plaza of Americas at the University of Florida in celebration of One Health Day. Students were encouraged to participate by painting on the canvas and ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers
Tags: OHSA, One Health, One Health At UF, One Health Day, One Health Student Association

Look What’s Peeping in St. Johns County 4-H

by Allie
December 1, 2021

Historically, humans and poultry have interacted in many ways beyond owning chickens as farm animals. From domesticated fowl being used for meat and egg production to fancy breeds being shown in competition, ducks, chickens, turkeys, and other ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Chickens

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