Category: Work & Life

Pasco Scallop Season Disruption

by Dr. Megan Moore
August 20, 2024

UPDATE (8-27-2024): Pasco scallop season reopens, starting August 28th, 2024. FWC has reopened and extended the recreational scallop season in Pasco County. After continuous testing, measured levels for both the algae (Pyrodinium bahamense) ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Food Safety, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Pasco County, Pyrodinum Bahamense, Scallops, Shellfish, Toxin, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Pasco Extension Office

Venice Florida Tours Becomes the Newest Sarasota County Green Business Partner

by Randy Penn
August 19, 2024

Venice Florida Tours started in 2016 as a small side-business for owners Ronnie and Tiffany Fernandez. We offered history walking tours on weekends. Now, four tour types are offered every day of the week: history walking, haunted history, bicycle, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Environmental Sustainability, Ghost Tours, Green Business, Green Business Partnership, Pgm_Waste

Choosing Images for Ask IFAS Publications

by Amanda Quintos
August 16, 2024

Imagine you are working on a manuscript that you want posted to Ask IFAS. You may want to include images so you can better illustrate your points, or so you can break up the text in the finished HTML and PDF versions of your publication. Proper ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Attribution, Images, Photos

Florida Land Steward Update, August 16, 2024

by Chris Demers
August 16, 2024

SUMMER-FALL ISSUE OF QUARTERLY FLORIDA LAND STEWARD NEWSLETTER NOW AVAILABLE In this issue: A New Tool Helps to Prioritize Invasive Species Management Efforts, Conservation Easements Save Ag Lands and Wildlife, Meet the Panhandle Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Family Forest, Florida Land Steward Program, Forest Health, Forest Management, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Season, Natural Resources, Online Course, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Tree Farm, Wild Turkey

Everglades Tomatoes with Baked Goat Cheese

by Calvin Gardner
August 15, 2024

Ever grown an Everglades Tomato? These marble-sized tomatoes can handle many of Florida’s elements and have a great flavor that’s both sweet and tangy. Many gardeners who allow this tomato to reside in their garden typically use the plant ... READ MORE

Category: Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Horticulture
Tags: Central Florida Gardening, Farm To Table, Ocextension, Plot To Plate, Urban Food Systems, Vegetable Gardening

Beer in space: UF researchers study microgravity’s effect on fermentation

by Megan Winslow
August 14, 2024

A recently published study by University of Florida researchers provides insight into how beer yeast might behave when fermented in outer space. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS
Tags: Andrew MacIntosh, Beer, Biofuel, Clinostat, Ester, Ferment, Fermentation, Food Science And Human Nutrition Department, Grain, Horticultural Sciences Department, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Megan Winslow, Microgravity, Outer Space, Pedro Fernandez Mendoza, Pharmaceutical, Research, Researcher, Saccharomyces Pastorianus, Space, Space Exploration, Study, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wort, Yeast

Wild Sarasota: Lizard Land- A Few of Sarasota’s Common and Lesser-known Lizard Species

by Zahir Ringgold Cordes
August 14, 2024

Some are legless, while others are lengthy and quite large! They may be lackluster or lavishly colored, and love to laze in warm sunny spots. Florida is a land of many lizards, and here in Sarasota, there is a diverse bunch of interesting animals ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Herpetology, Invasive Species, Lizards, Reptile, Squamata, Urban Wildlife, Wild Sarasota, Wildlife

4-H Forest Ecology Program in Nassau County, Florida

by David Hébert
August 13, 2024

Youth Forest Ecology SPIN Club in Nassau County 2024 4-H Forest Ecology Judging Team, Nassau County, Florida This club teaches curriculum from the 4-H Forest Ecology State Contest. Please reference website: https://programs.ifas.ufl.edu/florida-4-h-forest-ecology/ Club ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Relationships & Family
Tags: 4-H, Ecology, Forestry, Youth

Safe School Supplies

by Katherine Allen
August 13, 2024

The start of school is here! If you can pair sales with the sales tax holiday, it is a great time to stock up on school supplies that kids will need throughout the school year. Markers, pens, paints, and paper are tools for drawing and painting. ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Back To School, FCS, School Supplies, Suwannee County Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County

UF/IFAS Extension Gilchrist County to expand facilities 10-fold

by Megan Winslow
August 13, 2024

Rain left a two-inch puddle on the floor of the UF/IFAS Extension Gilchrist County office Wednesday. It was a fitting reminder of the Trenton structure’s age, and one remarked upon repeatedly Friday by speakers at a ceremonial groundbreaking ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Community Volunteers
Tags: 4-H, Bell, Bobby Crosby, Ceremony, Construction, Expansion, Extension, Extension Gilchrist County, Florida 4-H, Gilchrist County, Gilchrist County Agriculture Complex, Groundbreaking, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jessica Altum Cooper, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, Rob Gilbert, Trenton, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida

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