Category: Disaster Preparation
New Face of Family and Consumer Sciences in Pasco County Extension!
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 & LifeTags: Consumer, Cooking, Family, Food, Health, Nutrition, Safety, Science, Stacey, Struhar, Wellness
Preparing for the Next Storm
October 21, 2016
By Shelley Swenson Extension Agent III Wakulla County FCS I felt some pride recently when a prominent Wakulla County citizen publicly admitted that he did not fear having adequate food during our power outage because his family preserves ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Work & Life
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, UF/IFAS Extension faculty step up as ‘second responders’
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 & LifeTags: 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
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 & LifeTags: Angie Lindsey, Featured Hot Topic, Hurricane Matthew, PIE Center
UF/IFAS Extension prepared to help Floridians facing Hurricane Matthew
October 6, 2016
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- 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 ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeUF/IFAS offers tips for surviving the tropical storm
September 1, 2016
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With a tropical storm bringing hurricane-like winds to central Florida, residents are looking to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension service for tips on how to make it through. In ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeFree “Brace for the Storm” Workshops Help Homeowners Prepare for Disasters
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 & LifeTags: Disasters, Free, Help, Homeowners, Panhandle Outdoors, Prepare, Storm, Workshops, “Brace
Hurricane Preparedness
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 PreparationHurricane readiness in the Sunshine State
May 16, 2016
By Dr. Maria Rometo Extension Agent II Aerial image of destroyed homes in Punta Gorda, following Hurricane Charley, Aug. 16, 2004. CREDIT: FEMA Photo/Andrea Booher Tell someone you're from Florida, and they often ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster PreparationTags: Disaster, Disaster Kit, FCS, Hurricane, Hurricane Preparedness Week, National Weather Service, Pgm_FCS, Preparation, Ready.gov, Tropical Storm