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Hands passing a dish during holiday meal.

UF experts share easy, stress-free ways to waste less, save money, enjoy the holidays

by Lourdes Mederos
November 20, 2025

  The holidays are all about good food, great gatherings and plenty of gratitude. It can be a time of extended budgets, overflowing trash bins and wasted leftovers. How does one plan with precision to maximize savings, guarantee ... READ MORE

Category: , Conservation, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Money Matters, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Beneficial Microorganisms, Brenda Marty-Jimenez, Budget, Compost, Cooking Temperature, Decomposition, Egg, Environmental Horticulture, Food, Food Planning, Food Poisoning, Food Safety, Grocery, Holiday Meal, Holiday Savings, Josey Pearce Keener, Leftovers, Meal, Meat, Mica McMillan, Micronutrient, Overcooking, Portions, Poultry, Savubgs, Thawing, UF IFAS Extension Broward, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County, Undercooking, University Of Florida, USDA

New EDIS/Ask IFAS Documents Published by Veterinary Medicine During July and August

by Amanda Quintos
September 8, 2025

Read the latest Veterinary Medicine publications for July and August 2025. In this post, you can click on the title of interest to go to the Ask IFAS page and download the document in PDF format. Stay informed about the latest contributions ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Disaster Preparation, Farm Management, Livestock, Pests & Disease, Work & Life
Tags: Ask IFAS, College Of Veterinary Medicine, Edis, Hurricane Preparation, Poultry, Small Ruminants

See how Florida 4-H connects youth from urban communities with the food they eat

by Lourdes Mederos
March 10, 2025

What: Florida 4-H Howdy Days Where: Miami Dade County Youth Fair & Exposition, 10901 SW 24th Street, Miami When: March 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Media RSVP Contact: Lourdes Mederos, rodriguezl@ufl.edu or 954-242-8439. About: Many ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Curriculum, Events, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Miami-Dade, 4-H Youth Development, Agricultural Education And Communication, Agriculture, Beef, Beneficial Insects, Food, Food Awareness, Food Conscious, Food Safety, Howdy Days, Meat, Miami-Dade County, Miami-Dade County Youth Fair Expo, Milk, News, Plant Anatomy, Poultry, Supermarket, Sustainability, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Vegetables
Several images showing youth learning about chickens.

Wakulla 4-H Poultry Science Program Provides Hands on Learning for Local Youth

by Dr. Rachel Pienta
March 9, 2025

From Practice to Poultry Perfection Wakulla 4-H hosted the annual Poultry Perfection Workshop on Saturday, March 1.  Youth from Wakulla, Gulf, Jefferson, and Gadsden counties spent the morning demonstrating their poultry science knowledge ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agribusiness, Agriculture, Curriculum, Events, Farm Management, Food Safety, Livestock, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: Avian Influenza, Backyard Chickens, Bird Flu, Chick Chain, Classrooms, Embryology, Poultry, Schools

Bird flu concerns in the Florida Keys?

by Alicia Betancourt
February 12, 2025

We hear a lot about Avian Influenza, or H5N1, and the price of eggs in the news recently. That got me thinking, should we be worried about bird flu here in the Keys? As it turns out, we should.  Although Florida Fish and Wildlife has not ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, , Home Landscapes, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Atlantic Flyway, Avian Influenza, Backyard Poultry, Biosecurity, Bird Feeders, Bird Flu, Blue Discoloration, Bottle-nose Dolphin, Cows, Crows, Dead Bird Reporting, Diarrhea, Domestic Cats, Domestic Poultry Protection, Eagles, Falcons, FDACS, Feces, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Services, Florida Fish And Wildlife, Florida Fish And Wildlife Commission, Florida Keys, Game Birds, Great Egret, H5N1, Hawks, Lack Of Energy, Migration, Mucus, National Wildlife Disease Program, Neurological Signs, Owls, Poultry, Reduced Egg Production, Respiratory Distress, Saliva, Seabirds, Shorebirds, Snowy Egret, Sudden Death, Swollen Head, Virus Spread, Virus Transmission, Vultures, Wild Birds, Wildlife Health
Jack o lanterns at night

October 2024 Class List

by Morgan Roth
September 19, 2024

Join us at the UF/IFAS Brevard Extension office for some fun learning experiences! Make sure to follow us on Eventbrite to be notified by email whenever we post a new class: https://brevardextension.eventbrite.com Want this sent to your email? ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Air Fryer, Air Frying, Backyard Chicken, Canning, Cheese Making, Cooking, Environmental Interpretation, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Food Preservation, Food Safety, Mental Health First Aid, Pesticide, Pesticide Exam, Pesticide License, Pesticide Workshop, Poultry, Pressure Canning, Pressure Cooker, Pressure Cooking, Urban Agriculture, Wildlife Monitoring

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