Category: Events

Have a passion for plants but lack a green thumb? Dig into the UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Management Certificate Program

by Lourdes Mederos
December 5, 2024

Consumers are digging into gardening now more than ever. Several factors account for the increasing popularity, including growing food, relaxation, therapy and sprucing up your green areas and patios, according to a survey by the National ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: #accessibility, Air-layering Plants, Certified Horticulture Professional, Environmental Horticulture, Environmental Horticulture Department, Environmental Horticulture Management Certificate, Fertilizers, Florida Nursery, Florida Nursery Growers And Landscape Association, FNGLA, Food, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gardens, Green Areas, Growers, Horticulture, Horticulture Department, Horticulture Therapy, Industry, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Native Plant Habitats, News, School Gardens, Training, UF-IFAS, Water Conservation

Pesticide History: Thanksgiving Cranberry Scare!

by Dr. Brett Bultemeier
November 22, 2024

What do Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, JFK, Rachel Carson, Bill Clinton, pesticides and cranberries have to do with one another? How am I going to navigate such controversial inflammatory topics? Which is better, canned or fresh cranberries? ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Brett Bultemeier, Cranberry, History, Pesticide Information Office, Pesticide Safety, Pesticides, Thanksgiving
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Los programas de certificación Florida Friendly Fishing de Sea Grant reciben el premio nacional a la conservación marina

by Luz Bahder
November 20, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Los programas de certificación de Florida Friendly Fishing de Sea Grant han sido galardonados por la Asamblea de Extensión ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Events, Food Safety, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, Wildlife
Tags: Asamblea De Extensión Sea Grant, Banquete De Premios, Capacitaciones, Capitanes De Barcos Chárter, Comision De Conservacion De Pesca Y Vida Silvestre De Florida, Cursos, Español, Etica Ambiental, Extension, Ffa, FFFG, Florida, Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Friendly Angler, Florida Friendly Fishing Guide, Florida Sea Grant, FSG, FWC, Galardon, Golfo De Mexico, Inglés Y Español, La Seguridad Alimentaria De Los Mariscos, Licencia De Pesca, Manejo De Peces, Mike Sipos, Navegación Sostenible, Pesca, Pesca Sostenible, Pesca Sostenible Para La Conservación Marina, Pescar, Pesquerias De Florida, Plataforma, Prácticas Sostenibles, Premio, Premio Superior A La Programación De Extensión, Programa De Extension, Programas De Certificación Florida Friendly Fishing De Sea Grant, Reconocimiento, Reducir La Huella Ambiental, Semana De Sea Grant, SOPA, Spanish, Superior Outreach Programming Award, Técnicas De Liberación, UF-IFAS
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UF student competition intersects left-brain, right-brain thinking

by Megan Winslow
November 18, 2024

A $5,000 award is up for grabs by University of Florida students willing to bridge the gap between their chosen discipline and one outside their wheelhouse. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Art And Agriculture, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, College Of The Arts, COTA, Dina Liebowitz, E.T. York, Fall Festival, Horticultural Sciences Teaching Farm, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Mel Chin, Revival Field, Rufus Chaney, Scott Angle, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Vam York
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Polk County’s 2025 Peanut Butter Challenge

by Jasi Romero
November 6, 2024

Join the Peanut Butter Challenge: Spread the Love! Get ready to go nuts for a great cause! The Peanut Butter Challenge is back, and it’s more exciting than ever! Hosted by UF/IFAS Extension and Florida A&M University (FAMU) Cooperative ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Charity, Donate, Featured, Featured Hot Topic, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food Banks, Food Pantries, PBChallenge, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Polk County, PolkExtension, PolkPBChallenge, Spread The Love, Spread The Peanut Butter
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Investigadores de UF Implementan una Exitosa Estrategia para Detectar Especies Invasoras Mediante la Divulgación

by Luz Bahder
October 28, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Las especies invasoras, como los varanos del Nilo y los tegus argentinos blanco y negro (conocidos también como lagartos ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Events, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: @TheCrocDocs, Ambiente, Comision De Conservacion De Pesca Y Vida Silvestre De Florida, Comunidad, Concienciación, Condado De Palm Beach, Control, Difusión, Divulgacion, Divulgación Dirigida, Divulgacion Dirigida A Grupos De Interes, EDDMaps, Educadores Ambientales, Encuestas, Eric Suarez, Español, Especies Invasoras, Especies Invasoras En Florida, Especies Objetivo, Expertos, Florida, FLREC, Folletos, Frank Mazzotti, FWC, IVE-GOT1, Lagarto Overo, Manejo, Mensajes Especificos, Monitoreo, Participacion Comunitaria, Periodicos, Presentaciones, Programas De Manejo Y Monitoreo, Redes Sociales, Reportes, Reptile Invasores, Reptiles, Reptiles Grandes, Scientific Reports, Seminarios, Spanish, Tegu Argentino Blanco Y Negro, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Croc Docs, University Of Florida, Varano Del Nilo
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La comisionada Danielle Cohen-Higgins inaugurará el Mes de los Agricultores de Miami-Dade durante la décima edición de One Night in the Tropics

by Luz Bahder
October 23, 2024

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. El 2 de noviembre, la comisionada del Distrito 8 del condado de Miami-Dade, Danielle Cohen-Higgins, inaugurará el ... READ MORE

Category: Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: 10th Annual One Night In The Tropics, Becas, Centro De Educación E Investigación Tropical De UF/IFAS, Danielle Cohen-Higgins, Décima Edición Anual De One Night In The Tropics, Donaciones, Donantes, Dormitorio, Edward "Gilly" Evans, Español, Estudiantes, Evento Filantropico, Frutas Y Vegetales Tropicales, Inscripcion, Mes De Los Agricultores De Miami-Dade, One Night In The Tropics, ONIT, ONIT24, Patrocinador, Pauline O. Lawrence, Residencia Estudiantil Pauline O. Lawrence, Spanish, TREC, UF-IFAS, Una Noche En El Trópico, Viviendas

UF/IFAS, Miami-Dade FNGLA chapter to honor South Florida horticulture pioneers John DeMott and Charles Buster

by Lourdes Mederos
October 14, 2024

The Miami-Dade County Chapter of the Florida Nursery Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA) will dedicate the “Charles S. Buster and John C. DeMott Greenhouse” at the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center (TREC) in Homestead ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Conservation, Events, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Alpha Foliage, Carol DeMott, Charles S. Buster And John C. DeMott Greenhouse, Charles “Chuck” Buster, Chuck Buster, Commercial Horticulture, Edward "Gilly" Evans, Edward Evans, FNGLA, Horticultural Sciences, Horticulture Pioneers, Inc., Jackie Torres, Jeffrey DeMott, John DeMott, Margie Buster, Miami-Dade Chapter Of FNGLA, Miami-Dade County Chapter Of The Florida Nursery Growers And Landscape Association, News, Plant Science, Redland Nurser, Trailblazers, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF-IFAS, Vanilla, Xingbo Wu

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