Tag: COVID

Consider Getting Vaccinated Before the Holiday Season!
August 2, 2021
Think about the holidays this year and have these dates in mind for peace of mind! I think we all need laughter and hugs, a turkey overdose, and some quality family time together spent yelling at the football game on TV. Before that, maybe you ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Relationships & Family, Turf, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Cflandscapes, COVID, Covid-19, Employees, Employers, GI-BMP, GIBMP, Hwooten, Integrated Pest Management, IPM, Landscape, Landscapers, Lanw Maintenance, Lawn, Lawn Maintenance Business, Lawnworkers, PCO, Pest Management, Pesticide Applicators, Planning, Professional, Vaccine

Science By the Slice Podcast Featuring Dr. Christa Court
May 7, 2021
Dr. Christa Court was recently a guest on the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education's (PIE) podcast, Science by the Slice. Dr. Court is an Assistant Professor of Regional Economics and the Director of the Economic Impact Analysis Program ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS TeachingTags: Center For Public Issues Education, COVID, Economics, Food And Resource Economics, Podcast, UF PIE, UF-IFAS

Identifying Anaplasmosis in the Cattle Heard
March 29, 2021
Anaplasmosis (also referred as gall sickness) is a disease that affects ruminants caused by bacteria that can infect blood cells. It occurs in warm weather and is a cause for concern in beef cattle farms in Central and South Florida. Even in ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: A, Ag, Agriculture, Agro, Anaplasma, Anaplasmosis, Bosques, Bug, Bull, Cafe, Calf, Carrier, Cattle, COVID, Covid-19, Cow, Diseas, Disease, Diseases, Extension, Farm, Farming, Florida, Fly, Hardee, Heifer, Herd, IFAS, Insecticide, Jonael, Latino, Livestock, Produciendo, Ranch, Ranchette, Science, Sick, Steer, Tick, Ticks, UF, Vaccine, Veterinarian, Video

My Covid-19 Vaccination Journey
February 24, 2021
By Violet Krochmalny and Christine Kelly-Begazo. Recently I was extremely fortunate to secure a COVID-19 vaccination appointment. It was in the early weeks of Indian River County Health Department's first come - first served online registration ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & LifeTags: CDC, Christine Kelly-Begazo, COVID, Health, Indian River County, Vaccination

New Crops Added to USDA COVID-19 Farm Assistance Program
July 10, 2020
UPDATE: Deadline extended to Friday, September 11th. UPDATE: Several new crops, including nursery crops and fresh cut flowers, have been added. USDA has announced an expanded list of crops covered under the Coronavirus Food Assistance ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Assistance, CFAP, Coronavirus, COVID, USDA

Welcome back! Sarasota County Extension reopens office
June 12, 2020
We are pleased to announce that the UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County office reopened for business, effective June 15, with office hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Visitors are encouraged to schedule appointments for pest/plant ... READ MORE
Category:Tags: COVID, Covid-19, Pgm_Admin