The Super Bowl isn’t the only thing right around the corner—tax season is almost here. Just like game day, a little preparation goes a long way.Use this playbook to get a jump start on your tax preparation and set yourself up for a smooth, ... READ MORE
Category: Money Matters
About Me I'm happy to introduce myself as your new UF/IFAS Extension Family & Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent in Miami-Dade County. If you're not familiar with FCS, it is a field of study that combines the science and art of living well ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Florida’s citrus industry has faced serious and compounding challenges in recent years. Diseases like citrus greening (HLB), hurricanes, flooding, freezes, and competition from overseas markets have resulted in citrus trees and the citrus ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Crops, Events, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension![amber daniels, family and consumer sciences agent, stands beside an office sign in front of the uf/ifas extension sarasota county building. [credit: uf/ifas extension sarasota county]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2025/09/2025_FCS_blogAmberIntroPostCROP1650x470.png)
We are excited to welcome Amber Daniels as the new FCS Extension Agent in Sarasota County. Amber joins us after over a decade of career experience in food assistance programming, nutrition education, public health, health coaching, and weight ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Hi there, Alachua County! I’m excited to introduce myself as your new Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Agent, serving ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Introduction If you smoke and suffer from back pain, the two might be more connected than you think. Smoking is widely known to harm your lungs and heart, but it also damages your spine. New research shows that tobacco use increases the risk ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
When is the last time you washed the bathroom mat? According to a British study in the March issue of Cleaning Matters, a publication for the professional cleaning industry, only 1 in 4 wash their bathmat at least once a week. The study ... READ MORE
Category: Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Lifelong Learning... UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County supports lifelong learning through its community education programs in the following areas: 4-H Positive Youth Development Agriculture and Natural Resources Health and Wellness, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension,
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
I grew up in restaurants, I love to cook, and I teach commercial food safety. On a recent webinar explaining the most current food code updates, I learned that frozen foods are not created equally. Did you know that if a commercially prepared ... READ MORE
Category: Food Safety, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life