4-H Holiday Bakeoff
The 4-H year is in full swing and the holiday season is upon us. That means that we are gearing up for our annual holiday contest, the Highlands County 4-H Holiday Bakeoff. This contest is open to all… Read More
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IFAS Extension Bookstore News
Where is IFASBOOKS this week? FLORIDA AG EXPO Thursday, November 18 7:30 am – 5 pm UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center 14625 County Rd 672, Wimauma, FL Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteers Garden Festival & Plant… Read More
Spread the word: Peanut Butter Challenge kicks off Oct. 1
The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual jar collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. Unopened jars of peanut butter can be donated to local county… Read More
New UF Extension Agent in Highlands County Eager to Work with Growers
LAKE ALFRED, FL – Lourdes Pérez Cordero did not grow up in a citrus-growing family, but you wouldn’t know that after meeting her. Pérez, who recently started her position as the University of Florida Institute of Food and… Read More
Easy tips for propagating plants
Plant Collectors Many gardeners love to collect plants. Many of you have pinched stems off a plant when no one was looking! You know who you are! My Mother was one of those people. If she was at… Read More
4-H Open Enrollment
4-H Open Enrollment, Now Available! When most people think about 4-H, they think “plows, cows, and sows”, but the truth is 4-H is so much more. 4-H is a youth development organization that focuses on teaching youth critical… Read More
Growing Florida Vegetables
Florida vegetables Maybe you are new to Florida and love to vegetable garden? Where you used to live, vegetable grew all summer and thrived, but you now live in Florida. Don’t fret, Florida is a giant producer of… Read More
Planting for Pollinators
Greener is not always better Yards with green grass and green hedges only, can make for a boring yard. Especially if they don’t have anything blooming. There actually is a lot more to it than that. Your yard… Read More
Fruit trees in your Florida Dooryard
The aloof Florida spring Whew! Spring has been kind to us this year. Instead of the usual week of spring, we must have enjoyed around ten days. There is nothing better than a crisp spring morning in Florida…. Read More
New director takes lifetime work in Ag, 4-H to the next level at UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) welcomes Ashley Houpe-King Gill as its new director of UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County. With an extensive background in 4-H, agriculture, human services, marriage and family counseling, Gill… Read More