Category: Disaster Preparation

New Face of Family and Consumer Sciences in Pasco County Extension!

by Whitney Elmore
April 20, 2017

I am proud to announce the addition of Ms. Stacey Struhar, as our new Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Agent. Stacey will be fully on board starting Monday, April 24, 2017 and located at our office in Dade City. Soon, Stacey will be reaching ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Consumer, Cooking, Family, Food, Health, Nutrition, Safety, Science, Stacey, Struhar, Wellness

In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, UF/IFAS Extension faculty step up as ‘second responders’

by Samantha Murray
October 11, 2016

Above: Ed Skvarch, director of UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County (left), Garima Kakkar, fruit crop agent with UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie and Indian River Counties (right), and Christine Kelly-Begazo, director of UF/IFAS Extension Indian River ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Horticulture, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Barbara Hughes, Bonnie Wells, Christine Kelly-Begazo, Dennis Mudge, Ed Skvarch, Featured Hot Topic, Garima Kakkar, Hurricane Matthew, Linda Seals, Sharon Treen

UF/IFAS Extension prepared to help Floridians facing Hurricane Matthew

by Samantha Murray
October 6, 2016

University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension is working closely with Florida’s emergency operation centers to provide emergency information and assistance to those in the path of Hurricane Matthew. “The ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Work & Life
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Matthew, PIE Center

Free “Brace for the Storm” Workshops Help Homeowners Prepare for Disasters

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 19, 2016

Aluminum shutters help protect windows from flying debris during windstorms. Here in the latter half of June, temperatures have heated up and summer thunderstorms have swept through on a regular basis. As we are reminded often, hurricane season ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
Tags: Disasters, Free, Help, Homeowners, Panhandle Outdoors, Prepare, Storm, Workshops, “Brace

Hurricane Preparedness

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 10, 2016

photo credit NOAA With the passing of the 1st of June, hurricane season has officially begun. With the 3rd named storm, Tropical Storm Colin, already having affected some Floridians, are you prepared if a storm is expected in your area? Will ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation

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