Tag: hurricanes
Learn Through Listening: A Hurricane Podcast Series
September 22, 2025
Naturally Florida podcast is in it's 5th season and is excited to announce a NEW series, all about hurricanes! Naturally Florida is a podcast designed to teach listeners about Florida's natural areas and the wild things that live here. Both ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesTags: Category, Hurricane, Hurricanes, Naturally Florida Podcast, Storms, Weather
Protein to feed a family: It’s time for the annual Peanut Butter Challenge
September 22, 2025
Spread the word – or in this case, the peanut butter! The 14th annual Peanut Butter Challenge gives people across the state a chance to donate jars of the protein-packed spread to hungry Floridians. Donations will be accepted at local ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASTags: Donations, Florida A&M University, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Food, Hunger, Hurricanes, Kevin Camm, Laura Goss, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Protein, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County
Recap: Hurricane Preparedness for Private Well & Septic System Owners Webinar
September 8, 2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Hurricane Preparedness and Your Water Systems webinar, hosted by the UF/IFAS Extension Florida Well Owner Network. We had excellent participation and thoughtful questions throughout the session! (more…) READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, UF/IFAS Extension, WaterTags: Drinking Water, Flooding, Florida Well Owner Network, FWON, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Preparedness, Hurricanes, Private Wells, Septic Systems, Septics, Storms, Wells
New citrus Extension agent aims to assist growers with climate challenges while addressing greening strategies as a priority
August 12, 2025
Edwin Gutierrez grew up in rural Colombia, immersed in agricultural communities, where farming is a fundamental part of life. He was raised in the Llanos Orientales region -- a plain known for its livestock, citrus and other agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASTags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, DeSoto County, Edwin Gutiérrez, Grower Education, Growers, Hardee County, HLB, Hurricanes, Manatee County, Multicounty Agent, Research-based Strategies, UF/IFAS Extension, Yields
Questions About Trees and Storms
July 10, 2025
As afternoon storms are now a regular occurrence, many thoughts turn to the trees around our home. You may be wondering if they are safe, or if they can hold up against the wind of a thunderstorm, tropical storm, or even a hurricane. Hopefully ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Home Landscapes, Lawn, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Duval, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Hurricanes, Landscape, Pruning, Storms, Trees
UF scientists to develop AI technology to help growers assess crop damage after hurricanes
June 30, 2025
Imagine using a generative AI platform similar to ChatGPT to get crop-damage information after a hurricane. That’s what University of Florida artificial intelligence (AI) scientist Nikolaos Tziolas plans to provide to farmers statewide. With ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, CropsTags: #aiatuf, ChatGPT, Computers, Crop Damage, Damage Assessment, Generative AI, Hurricanes, Nifa, NIFA Grant, Nikolaos Tziolas, Prec-ag, Recovery, Satellite, Satellite Imagery, Smartphone, Soil, Soil Water And Ecosystem Sciences, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Water
Hurricanes can bring crop diseases, but plant clinics help farmers quickly and accurately battle pathogens spread by storms
May 28, 2025
Last fall, strawberry fields in the Tampa Bay region and at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center (GCREC) were riddled by colletotrichum crown rot disease, which was spread by winds and rain from Hurricane Milton. The Category ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFASTags: Crops, Crown Rot, Disease Control, Diseases, Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hurricane Milton, Hurricanes, Kenneth Parker, Marcus Marin, Mathews Paret, Mid-Florida Research And Education Center, Natalia Peres, North Florida Research And Education Center, Pathogens, Plant Diagnostic Clinic, Plant Diseases, Plant Pathology, Rapid Diagnosis, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Soybean Rust, Strawberries, Tropical Research And Education Center
Hurricane Season: Preparing The Inside of Your Home
May 22, 2025
Hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30, but storms can happen any time the weather conditions are right. Anticipating the arrival of a hurricane or any severe storm strikes fear and anxiety in the people in its path for a good reason. ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Hurricane, Hurricane Preparations, Hurricane Preparedness, Hurricanes, Ocextension
Prepare your landscape and trees for the hurricane season
May 5, 2025
Given the damaging impacts of hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton last year, you may want to prepare your landscape and trees for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season – and the sooner the better. “Best management practices include supporting ... READ MORE
Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home LandscapesTags: Alyssa Vinson, Arborist, Bird Feeders, Claire Lewis, Damage, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Furniture, Gutters, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Preparation, Hurricane Season, Hurricanes, Irrigation, Landscapes, Lynn Barber, Pruning, Soil, Trees