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Basics of Landscaping in Florida–Bilingual Booklet in the UF/IFAS Bookstore


July 25, 2024

Better landscaping practices are good for Florida! Even though Florida has a lot of water resources, there are also a lot of people and industries sucking from the tap...and more keep coming. Long story short, Floridians need to conserve ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Lawn, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Alachua, Alachua Co, Basics Of Landscaping, Best Practice, Best Practices, Big Box, Big Box Stores Selling Plants, Bilingual, BMP, BMPs, Ceu Continuing Education, Cflandscapes, Community Leaders, Community Planners, Crape-myrtle, Cultural Ipm, Elected Officials, EPD, EPDs, FFL, Flooding, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Landscape, Heat, Heat Island, Heat Islands, How To Landscape, Hwooten, IPM, Land Developers, Landscape, Landscape Professionals, Landscaper, Landscapes, Mow, Mowing, Nursery Growers, Orange, Orange Co., Palm, Parks Departments, Planner, Planners, Prune, Pruning, Residents, Seminole, Seminole Co., Spring, Springs, Turf, Uf Ifas Uf Ifas Bookstore, USDA, Water, Water Quality, Water Quantity
Agricultural workers

Agricultural safety center, UF/IFAS release heat-related illness toolkit


June 18, 2024

The Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have partnered to create an online toolkit to help protect agricultural workers from ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management
Tags: Agriculture, Ashley McLeod-Morin, Center For Public Issues Education, Education, Educational, Guide, Heat, Heat-illness, Heatstroke, Hydration, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Kidney Injury, Megan Winslow, PIE Center, SCCAHS, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Summer, Temperature, Toolkit, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida
Johnson Beach at the Gulf Islands National Seashore near Pensacola, Florida, photographed for the Naturally Escarosa phone application. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.

Withstanding the Heat


March 27, 2024

Heat and humidity are such iconic aspects of Florida weather that they are sometimes easy to take for granted. They may become topics of conversation with friends and family if temperatures become unseasonably high, or if humidity makes a walk ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Natural Resources, Recreation, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, Clyde Fraisse, Deaths, Department Of Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Heat, Safety, Serap Gorucu, Ziwen Yu

Beating the Heat in Sarasota


August 8, 2023

Cities often feel significantly hotter than surrounding rural areas due to the urban heat island (UHI) effect. Urban heat islands are caused by the concentration of surfaces that retain and absorb heat, such as buildings, roads, and pavement. ... READ MORE

Category: Work & Life
Tags: Cooling Centers, Energy Efficiency, Extreme Heat, Florida Heat, Heat, Heat Awareness, Heat Safety, Nature, Pgm_Sustain, Seasonal Sustainability, Sustainability
Image of setting sun with a person's hand in foreground posed to look like the hand is touching the sun.

Don’t Burn But Learn: How to Protect Yourself from the Sun’s Harmful Rays


July 25, 2023

As summer heats up and children are out of school, you might be spending more time enjoying the outdoors which means more exposure to the sun’s harmful rays. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), skin cancer is the most common ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Health, Heat, Pgm_FCS, Sun, Sun Protection, Sun Safety, Sun-safe, UV Safe

Heat, Hydration, and Dehydration: Fire Safety and Preparedness


August 1, 2022

This is the 5th blog in this series. So far, we have covered knowing the signs and symptoms of heat-related illness, sources of water, tips to drink more water, and ideas to beat the heat and stay safe. Next, I am going to cover some tips ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: And Dehydration Series, Be Careful With Fireworks, Broward County, Clean Debris From Your Property, Dangers Of The Risk Of Fire, Fire Can Break Out Quickly, Fire Preparedness, Fire Protection, Fire Safety, Follow Burning Regulations, Have A Plan, Heat, Heat Hydration And Dehydration, Heat Hydration Dehydration Series, How To Use A Fire Extinguisher, Hydration, Know Evacuation Routes, Know Where Evacuation Shelters Are Located, PASS, Stay Safe, Steps To Prepare, UF/IFAS Extension Blog Series On Heat, UF/IFAS Solutions, What Can I Do For Fire Safety?, Wildfires

Heat, Hydration, and Dehydration: Tips to drink more water


July 19, 2022

This is the 3rd blog in this series. Over the past 20 years, I have heard many program participants and clientele state that they don’t like to drink water, or they never drink water. This attitude always surprises me because water is so ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: And Dehydration: Tips To Drink More Water, Be Cautious Of The Impacts Of Heat On Your Health, Defeat The Heat, Defeat The Heat Series, Extreme Heat, Featured, Heat, Heat Hydration And Dehydration, Heat Hydration Dehydration Series, Hot Working Environment, Hydration, Signs And Symptoms Of Heat-related Illness, Sources Of Water, Suggestions To Defeat The Heat, Tips To Increase Water Intake, UF IFAS Extension Blog Series, Uf Ifas Extension Solutions

Heat, Hydration, and Dehydration: Sources of Water


July 18, 2022

This is the 2nd blog in this series. Water is essential for life. Water helps your body use vital nutrients, helps your body get rid of wastes, and helps you maintain a normal body temperature. Our bodies are made up of mainly water-about ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: And Dehydration: Sources Of Water, Defeat The Heat Series, Heat, Heat Hydration Dehydration Series, Hydration, Milk Juice Soup Fruit And Vegetables All Contain Water, Sources Of Water, Suggestions To Defeat The Heat, UF IFAS Extension Blog Series, Uf Ifas Extension Solutions, Water Intake Comes From Many Sources, Water Needs Vary From Person To Person, Water Rich Foods

Heat, Hydration, and Dehydration: Know the Signs and Symptoms 


July 15, 2022

It is hot in Florida and around the country. We need to be mindful of keeping our bodies properly hydrated. Bring a source of water with you when working, playing, gardening, biking, running, and/or enjoying any outdoor activity. Know the signs ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension, , Work & Life
Tags: And Dehydration: Know The Signs And Symptoms, Broward County, Defeat The Heat, Defeat The Heat Series, Don't Ignore The Signs And Symptoms Of Dehydration, Heat, Heat Hydration And Dehydration, Heat Hydration And Dehydration Series, Heat-related Illness, Hydration, Low Fluid Intake, Stay Hydrated, UF IFAS Extension Blog Series, Uf Ifas Extension Solutions, UF/IFAS Solutions, Unprecedented Heat

UF scientist wins federal grant to reduce heat stress, improve beef production in cattle


July 14, 2022

Every year across the country, heat causes $300 million in damage to cattle, ample reason for University of Florida scientists to try to cool the animals and increase their beef production. The newest scientific effort will be led by Philipe ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Animal Sciences Department, Calves, Cattle, Cow-calf, Cows, Gestation, Grant, Heat, Heat Mitigation, National Institute Of Food And Agriculture, Philipe Moriel, Pregnancy, Range Cattle Research And Education Center, Stress, Weaning

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