Category: Events

UF/IFAS Master Gardeners Gear Up for Spring Festivals, Plant Sales

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

ORLANDO, Fla. – Spring is around the corner, and Master Gardeners across central Florida are gearing up for festivals and plant sales. The UF/IFAS Extension Master Gardeners Volunteer program, part of the University of Florida Institute ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Lawn, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Festival, Lake County Extension, Marion County Extension, Master Gardener, News, Orange County Extension, Osceola County Extension, Plant Sale, Seminole County Extension, Sumter County Extension, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension

Former UF/IFAS Extension Director, CALS Alumnus Tim Hurner Inducted into Florida Citrus Hall of Fame

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

By Beverly James GAINESVILLE, Fla. – G. Tim Hurner Jr. remembers many weekends picking oranges and grapefruits at his grandfather’s farm in Pasco County. As a young boy, barely able to reach the bottom of trees, Hurner became smitten with ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Extension, Florida Citrus Hall Of Fame, Hurner, News, UF-IFAS

UF/IFAS Plant Camp applications available from Dec. 12 to Feb. 17

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Teachers, it’s that time of year again. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will have applications for its popular and free 2019 Plant Camp. Applications will be accepted from Dec. 12 ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Educators, News, Plant Camp, Teachers, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants

UF/IFAS Honors Imogene Yarborough with Extension Advocate Award

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

APOPKA, Fla. – When Imogene Yarborough and her husband Ed started ranching in Seminole County in 1954, they foresaw a legacy of agriculture for their future generations. “We raised our four children with the guiding principle that this ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Award, Extension, Extension Advocate, News, UF-IFAS

UF Offers Tips on Preparing Your Home, Family for a Hurricane

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As hurricane season approaches, residents should take the time now to prepare their homes for storms, said a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension faculty member. According to UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Home, Hurricane, News, Special Topics, UF-IFAS

Gift to Brevard County 4-H Honors Legacy of Longtime Youth Leader

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Mary Bartosek made sure each of her eight children was a 4-H member. But she didn’t stop there. As a 4-H club leader in Brevard County for more than 20 years, she brought hundreds more youth into the program, where she ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, IFAS, Mother's Day, News

UF Expert Offers Tips on Navigating Mother’s Day as a Stepparent

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Heather Griffith grew up spending alternating weeks at her divorced parents’ homes. But on Mother’s Day, there was no question where she would be: with her mom. “It was never an issue; it was just understood that ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: IFAS, Mother's Day, News, Stepparent

UF Leads Trend to Open Food Businesses with Workshops

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

FELLSMERE, Fla. – Kimberly and George Vecchio wanted to reinvent their 20-acre farm near Vero Beach from mostly animals to produce so they could start a food business. Though George had been a gourmet chef for more than 20 years, they didn’t ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Food Business Workshops, IFAS, News, St. Lucie County

UF/IFAS Learning Center Receives New Name

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

By Christy Chiarelli GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The learning center located in the UF/IFAS Austin Cary Forest was recently renamed the Roland T. Stern Learning Center. In late January, the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS
Tags: Austin Cary, Forest Learning Center, IFAS, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

Acclaimed environmentalist to keynote UF’s York Lecture on April 10

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 18, 2026

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A world-renowned botanist and environmentalist will keynote the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ 2018 E.T. York Lecture at 2 p.m., April 10. The event, to be held at the Harn Museum ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, E.T. York, IFAS, News, Raven, York Lecture

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