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How It Happened: Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens Faculty Investment

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November 19, 2024

Conservation is a team effort: diverse partners joining forces to protect our natural world. This belief has driven an impactful partnership between Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens and the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Guyana, How It Happened, Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens, Matt Hallett, Research, Rupununi Wildlife Research Unit, Tropical Conservation And Development Program, UF, UF Health, UF-IFAS, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

How It Happened: Funding for the W. W. Glenn Teaching Building

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October 31, 2024

On Oct. 5, friends and family of W. W. Glenn, along with UF/IFAS administrators, faculty and staff, gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of the W. W. Glenn Teaching Building. This unique, experiential learning space for students will be ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: ABE, Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural Operations Management, Biological Engineering, CALS, Dana Eller, David Eller, Groundbreaking, How It Happened, Ray Bucklin, UF-IFAS, W. W. Coon Bottom Glenn, Wendell Porter

How It Happened: Wedgworth Leadership Institute Endowments

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August 21, 2024

It makes sense that agriculture would play a major role in the Sunshine State’s history and economy. Recognizing this importance, the Florida Leadership Program for Agriculture and Natural Resources (now known as the UF/IFAS Wedgworth Leadership ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture And Natural Resources, Eugene Trotter, Florida Leadership Program, George Wedgworth, How It Happened, Scottie Butler, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wedgworth Leadership Institute

How it Happened: Tall Timbers Fire-Wildlife Research

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July 18, 2024

When Edward Beadel purchased Hickory Hill Plantation, north of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1895, he saw an opportunity for a seasonal escape from the confines of his native New York City.  The wide tracts of longleaf-wiregrass forests just south ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Beadel Family, Fire Ecology, Herbert Stoddard, How It Happened, Prescribed Burns, Quail, Tall Timbers Research Station, UF-IFAS, WEC

How It Happened: Community support creates community space at NFREC-Suwannee Valley

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May 16, 2024

The land-grant mission develops and extends science-based knowledge from the university to individuals, businesses and communities across the state. Fulfilling this mission for the communities of the Suwannee River Basin is the focus of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS
Tags: Advancement Council, Community Support, Extension, Florida Farm Bureau, How It Happened, Live Oak, NFREC, NFREC-SV, Nutrien, Pavilion, Suwannee Valley, UF-IFAS

How it Happened: UF/IFAS Flavors of Florida

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March 27, 2024

Since its inception in 2014, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Flavors of Florida event has been a testament to the pioneering spirit of UF/IFAS and rich agricultural heritage of the Sunshine State. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: 4-H, Alan And Cathy Hitchcock, FFSP, Field And Fork, Flavors Of Florida, Food Is Our Middle Name, Fresh From Florida, FSHN, How It Happened, Mildred's Big City Food, Plant Breeding, UF-IFAS, Underground Kitchen, University Of Florida

How it Happened: Florida Master Money Mentor Program

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February 23, 2024

Financial security is essential to our quality of life. However, learning how to be financially secure isn’t something usually taught on the job or in school. Some people may think financial education is only for those who can afford it, but ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Money Matters, UF/IFAS
Tags: Bank Of America, Extension, Family And Consumer Sciences, Florida Master Money Mentors, Homebuyer Education, How It Happened, Living On My Own, Savings, UF-IFAS, VITA

How It Happened: FSGA & UF/IFAS’ Game-Changing Partnership for Strawberry Industry

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January 30, 2024

Cultivating Florida’s Strawberry Legacy In the heart of Florida’s strawberry fields, the partnership between the Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA) and the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF/IFAS) ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Florida Strawberry Growers Association, GCREC, How It Happened, Research, Strawberry, UF-IFAS

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