Tag: Hernando County

Introducing Florida’s Small Farm Livestock School

by David Campbell
October 30, 2026

Choosing or expanding a livestock enterprise requires more than an interest in animals. Producers should consider infrastructure, nutrition, threats (e.g. pests and diseases), animal health, labor, markets, natural-resource management, production ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Animal Sciences, BAERS, Brevard County, Budgeting, Cattle, CFLAG, Chickens, Columbia County, DeSoto County, Family Youth And Community Sciences, FAMU, Florida Farms, Food And Resource Economics, Forages, Goats, Hardee County, Hernando County, Honey Bees, Horses, Horticultural Sciences Department, Indian River County, Lee County, Marion County, Martin County, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, Osceola County, Pasco County, Pasture, Pests And Disease, Polk County, Pond Management, Sarasota County, Sheep, Small Farms, UF-IFAS, UFHoneyBeeLab, Volusia County

Starting a Small Farm? Learn, Plan, and Connect Before You Invest

by David Campbell
October 30, 2026

For many people, farming is about more than producing crops. It is often a way to reconnect with their roots, spend more time outdoors, provide local food for their community, and pursue a lifelong dream. There has also been a renewed interest ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, Food Safety, Fruits & Vegetables, Horticulture, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Animal Sciences, BAERS, Collier County, DeSoto County, Duval County, Family Youth And Community Sciences, FAMU, Florida Farms, Food And Resource Economics, Gadsden County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Horticultural Sciences Department, Lee County, Martin County, Palm Beach County, Polk County, Sarasota County, Seminole County, Small Farms, Southwest Small Farmers Network, St. John's County, UF-IFAS, Volusia County

Red Tide, Fisheries Modeling and Citizen Science: Casting a Line to Anglers and Gulf of Mexico Stakeholders for Better Data!

by Michael Sipos
June 19, 2024

In fisheries management, setting the acceptable biological catch (ABC) is vital to ensure sustainable harvest without overexploiting fish stocks. The ABC determines how much fish can be harvested each year, and is estimated using a stock ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Lawn, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, , Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: #RedTide, Algae, Amberjack, Angling, Beach, Brevetoxin, Brevis, Charlotte County, Citizen Science, Collier County, Dinoflagellate, Ecosystem, Ffa, Fish, Fish Kill, Fisheries, Fishing, Florida, Florida Friendly, Florida Friendly Angler, Florida Sea Grant, GoM, Grouper, Grunt, Gulf Of Mexico, HAB, Harmful Algae Bloom, Hernando County, Hillsborough County, Hogfish, Inshore, K. Brevis, Karenia, Lee County, Marine Biology, Modeling, Offshore, Pasco County, Phytoplankton, Pinellas County, Plankton, Red Tide, Redfish, Reef Fish, Research, Seafood, Snapper, Snook, Tarpon

Taking the sponge plunge to enhance an important species in the Gulf

by Brad Buck
March 28, 2024

On a recent overcast day, University of Florida experts dove into the Gulf, hoping to increase sponge abundance in an area off Hernando Beach. It’s not a deep dive – about 10 feet. But the hard bottom is key: It’s where sponges live ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Brittany Scharf, Don Behringer, Emerging Pathogens Institute, Enhancement, Hernando Beach, Hernando County, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Sponges, Tarpon Springs

ALL THINGS HOUSING IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT.

by nladd
April 16, 2023

2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium - Family and Consumer Sciences L. Hamilton, UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County, Deland, FL, J. Rodriguez, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, Orlando, FL, J. Anderson, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, ... READ MORE

Category: Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2023, 2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium, Central District Symposium, Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Flagler County, G. Benitez, Giovanna Benitez, H. Ayers, Hernando County, Hillary Ayers, Housing, IFAS, Ifas Extension, J. Anderson, J. Gomez, J. Rodriguez, Jana Anderson, Jenny Rodriguez, Johanna Gomez, L. Duncan, L. Hamilton, Lisa Hamilton, LuAnn Duncan, M. Thomas, Marion County, Melanie Thomas, Orange County, Osceola County, S. Taylor, Scott Taylor, St. John's County, Sumter County, UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County, Volusia County, W. Lynch, Wendy Lynch

VIRTUAL PLANT CLINIC CELEBRATES THREE YEARS OF SUCCESS

by nladd
April 15, 2023

2023 - Central District All Faculty Symposium - Horticulture, Florida Yards and Neighborhoods, Florida Friendly Landscaping™ W. Lester, UF/IFAS Extension, Hernando County, Brooksville, FL Situation: When COVID-19 made it difficult ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: 2023, 2023 Central District All Faculty Symposium, Bill Lester, Central District Symposium, Extension, FFL, Florida Yards And Neighborhoods, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, FYN, Hernando County, Horticulture, IFAS, Ifas Extension, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, W. Lester, William Lester

FOOD SYSTEMS IN SEASON WORKSHOPS ON YOUTUBE LIVE.

by nladd
April 11, 2022

2022 - Central District All Faculty Symposium – Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) W. Lester, UF/IFAS Extension, Hernando County, Brooksville, FL and W. Lynch, UF/IFAS Extension, St. Johns County, St. Augustine, FL. Situation: There is ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: 2022, 2022 Central District Symposium, 2022 UF/IFAS Central District Symposium, Bill Lester, Brooksville, Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, FCS, Food Systems, Hernando County, Ifas Extension, St. Augustine, St. John's County, Wendy Lynch, William Lester

UF/IFAS Extension steps up to feed hungry children, babies in southwest Florida

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 19, 2017

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. --- Laurie Hurner could hear the children and babies crying in hunger in her sleep. The University of Florida IFAS Extension Highlands County director knew she had to feed children left hungry by Hurricane Irma, so ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Babies, Children, Featured Hot Topic, Hernando County, Highlands County, Hurricane Irma, News

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