Tag: military

‘Lanky Lassie’ shortbread plus UF/IFAS Extension incubator equals success for Marine Corps veteran

by Brad Buck
November 7, 2024

Combat-injured Marine Corps veteran Mary Katherine Mason-Alston makes shortbread with a family recipe that goes back to her great-grandmother. To sell to people far and wide from her Dade City store, she needed a food permit, which she ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: "Lanky Lassie Shortbread", Dade City, Entrepreneur, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Food Permit, Incubator, Marine Corps, Mary Katherine Mason-Alston, Military, Retail, Shortbread, SMARTstart, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County, Veterans Day, Whitney Elmore, Wholesale

UF scientist, veteran wins national award for program connecting military personnel to ag careers

by Brad Buck
May 14, 2024

A veteran himself, University of Florida plant pathologist Gary Vallad wanted to give back to his comrades-in-arms. So, he and Simon Bollin started the Veterans Florida Agriculture Program (VFAP), which helps train veterans for jobs in that ... READ MORE

Category: Professional Development
Tags: Department Of Defense SkillBridge Program, Gary Vallad, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Jobs, Military, Research And Education Centers, Simon Bollin, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, USDA-NIFA, USDA-NIFA Partnership Award, Veterans Florida Agriculture Program, Workforce

Extension Service Supporting Operation Paperback

by Samantha Kennedy
November 26, 2018

Article and audio introduction by Samantha Kennedy, Family and Consumer Sciences What Is Operation Paperback? The UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension Family and Consumer Sciences program is proud to announce its support for “Operation Paperback,” ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Relationships & Family, Work & Life
Tags: Books, Donations, Family And Consumer Sciences, Military, Military Families, Nonprofit, Operation Paperback, Reading, Wakulla Extension

UF expert: Military families can thrive with communication, respect

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 8, 2018

ORLANDO, Fla. – This Valentine’s Day, Mark and Kimberly Brooks will look fondly back at 35 years of marriage, with most of those years spent moving around the globe to different military bases. Mark, who retired from the United States ... READ MORE

Category: Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Armed Forces, Communication, IFAS, Love Week, Military, News, Relationships, Valentine's Day

UF/IFAS researchers’ work helps U.S. military deliver fresher MREs

by Patricia Standeford
January 15, 2014

Jan. 15, 2014 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida researcher Jeffrey Brecht is leading a team of scientists working to eliminate waste and streamline the process of distributing the U.S. Army’s legendary Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs). In ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: IFAS, Jeffrey Brecht, Military, University Of Florida

Color is key in controlling flies, UF researchers find

by Ken Gioeli
February 15, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. Downloadable video is available at: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10837916/20120215_FlyTrap.zip GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As a carrier of as many as 100 types of germs, the common house fly ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Entomology, Entomology And Nematology, Florida, Florida Fly-baiter, Fly, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jeff Hertz, Joseph Diclaro, Military, Navy, Phil Koehler, Roberto Pereira, University Of Florida, Urban Entomology

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