Category: Work & Life
Hurricane Season: 3 Key Things to Know About Homeowner’s Insurance
August 15, 2025
Florida’s hurricane season is at peak and will last approximately another two months. Review your insurance policy to avoid ugly surprises. While policies vary, here are some important general items to understand: Hurricane Deductible Your ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: Hurricane, Hurricane Deductible, Hurricane Insurance, Hurricane Preparation, Insurance
Prevention Pays! The True Cost of Flying Storm Debris
August 15, 2025
Iconic palms define our tropical Florida landscape, but beautiful palm fronds can become dangerous and even deadly during a storm. Strong winds from hurricanes and other storms often turn everyday items like palms and loose branches, patio ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Brevard County, Britta Kellner, Environment, Family Safety, Finances, Hurricane, Storm Debris
Celebrando el Día Nacional de la Abeja: apicultores de Florida prosperan gracias a un acelerador de negocios
August 15, 2025
Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Aspectos destacados: Una subvención de aproximadamente $626000 del Programa de Desarrollo de Agricultores y Ganaderos Principiantes del ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, Money Matters, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Abeja, Abejas, Abejas Meliferas, Acelerador De Negocios, Amy Vu, Apiarios, Apicultura, Dia De La Abeja, Día Nacional De La Abeja, Español, Gayle Goodfriend, Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura, Mercadeo, Miel, Negocios, Nifa, Pequeñas Empresas, Planificación Empresarial, Productos, Programa De Desarrollo De Agricultores Y Ganaderos Principiantes Del Instituto Nacional De Alimentos Y Agricultura, Seguridad, Spanish, Subvencion, USDA, Vender
Suncoast Grown and Gathered: July’s Heavyweight Jackfruit!
August 14, 2025
At UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County, we've been cultivating a "Food Forest" to showcase the most productive, unique, and often-underutilized fruits suited to our distinctive, Southwest Florida climate. Through this project, we aim to inspire ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Work & LifeTags: Ag, Agriculture, FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food, Garden, Horticulture, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_Gardens, Pgm_HortRes, Suncoast Grown And Gathered, SuncoastGrownAndGathered
La acerola podría ser un cultivo nuevo y nutritivo para Florida
August 14, 2025
Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Los consumidores valoran la acerola, fruto de la planta Malpighia emarginata, también conocida como cereza de Barbados, semeruco, manzanita o cerecita, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Crops, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Acerola, Aguacates, Ali Sarkhosh, Alimentos, Beneficios, Beneficios Nutricionales, Brasil, Centro De Investigación Y Educación En Ciencias Vegetales De UF/IFAS En Citra, Centro De Investigacion Y Educacion Tropical, Cerecita, Cereza De Barbados, Citricos, Crisis, Embrapa Semiárido, Español, Felipe Ferrao, Flavio França, Fruta, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jonathan Crane, Jugo, Jugpreet Singh, Malpighia Emarginata, Manzanita, Naranja, Patricio Munoz, Productores Agricolas, Seguridad Alimentaria, Semeruco, Spanish, Superfruta, TREC, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
Portrait of a Career in Urban Horticulture – Indyli Brown
August 13, 2025
Municipal opportunities abound for those willing to work hard I met Mr. Indyli Brown when he was invited to be on our UF/IFAS Extension Commercial Horticulture advisory board. He impressed me right away with his intelligence and passion ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & LifeTags: Arboriculture, Careers In Ag, City Of Plantation, Horticulture, Landscaping, Municipal Work, Newsletter, Newsletter2, Tree City
Back by popular demand: UF/IFAS Extension offers 2025 Sustainable Urban Food Production Short Course
August 13, 2025
From backyard gardens to commercial-scale rooftop farms, sustainable urban food production is reshaping how we grow and access food in cities. That’s why leading scientists from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, , Conservation, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Aquaponics, Broward, Chefs, Compost, Eco-friendly, Ecofrendly Farming, Entrepreneurs, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Forest, Food Handling, Food Safety, Food Waste, Garderners, Harvest, Hydroponic, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiangxiao Qiu, Large-scale Composting, Local Food Movement, Lorna Bravo, Management Strategies, Miami-Dade, Monroe, News, Nutrient-rich Soil, Organic Fruit, Palm Beach, Rooftop Farms, Rooftop Gardens, Soil Regeneration, Sustainable Agricultural, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, University Of Florida, Urban Agriculture, Urban Food Production, Vegetables
Healthy Kids, Happy School Year: Tips for Parents
August 13, 2025
A new school year has begun and with it comes new friends, new routines, and unfortunately, new opportunities for germs to spread. As parents, there are simple steps you can take to help keep your children healthy, energized, and ready to learn. Fuel ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,