Tag: Gilchrist County

Automating irrigation of Suwannee Valley crop saved more than 164 million gallons of water in 2024

by Megan Winslow
May 19, 2025

May is peak watermelon season in North Florida, and farmers are busy tending to their crops as they anticipate harvesting around Memorial Day. Rather than painstakingly twisting water valves, however, an ever-growing number are relying on automated ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: FDACS, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Gilchrist County, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Irrigation, Office Of Agricultural Water Policy, Suwannee County, Suwannee River Water Management District, SV Ag Update, Tyler Pittman, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Watermelon

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

Florida 4-H Foundation announces the 2022 Florida 4-H Hall of Fame inductees

by Chasity Turner
July 20, 2022

GAINSEVILLE, Fla. – Since 2002, Florida 4-H has inducted many outstanding 4-H alumni, volunteers, professionals, and community leaders into the Florida 4-H Hall of Fame. These members have significantly contributed to the UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Featured, Florida 4-H, Florida 4-H Foundation, Gilchrist County, Hillsborough County, Leon County, Polk County, Volunteer Spotlight, Volunteers

A new grant funding program from the State of Florida launched for tree establishment

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 8, 2021

This article was written by Maxine Hunter, she is the Urban Horticulture Agent II for UF/IFAS Extension, Marion County. A new grant funding program from the State of Florida will launched Friday, September 3, 2021. The Sequestering Carbon and ... READ MORE

Category: Horticulture
Tags: 2021, Acres, Alachua County, Featured, Florida, Forester, Gilchrist County, Governments, Horticulture, Levy County, Loblolly, Longleaf, Marion County, Non-industrial, Non-profit, Ocala, Organizations, Private Landowners, Protect Land, Protecting Florida Land Program, Putnam County, Sand Pine, Sequestering Carbon, Slash, Statewide, Trees

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