From October 20–23, I attended the NEAFCS Annual Session 2025 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This year’s theme, “Spark: Connections, Innovations, Communities, and Growth,” truly reflected the energy of the event. The conference was ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development
UF/IFAS Extension makes knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. This mission drew Alex Bowen, a plant science senior, to intern with the UF/IFAS Extension Leon County Office. Bowen created educational materials ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, Professional Development, UF/IFAS Extension
“Dive headfirst into your internship," said Johnathan Ballou. It’s a simple piece of advice, and coming from an alumnus with a marine sciences degree, you may think the dive is literal. But Johnathan Ballou, a UF/IFAS College of Agricultural ... READ MORE
Category: Forests, Professional Development
A Short History of the Energy Upgrade Program The Energy Upgrade program was established in 2012 to educate homeowners in Sarasota County on energy and water efficiency. In 2016, based on community research, the program expanded to include ... READ MORE
Category: Community Volunteers, Home Management, Money Matters, Professional Development
Launching officially in Fall 2025, the Data Analytics for Applied Economics and Agribusiness minor is the first of its kind to be offered at the undergraduate level at the University of Florida. Department faculty designed this new minor ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching
At the 71st annual conference of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA), nineteen faculty and graduate students from the UF/IFAS College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) were recognized for their excellence in ... READ MORE
Category: Professional Development, UF/IFAS Teaching
What: Broward Native Plant Propagation Project: A Florida 4-H Broward County pilot initiative Where: Fern Forest Nature Center, 201 Lyons Road South, Coconut Creek When: Thursday, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Conservation, Curriculum, Farm Management, Invasive Species, Livestock, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
For five weeks this past summer, Rebecca Lyons, a College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) junior lived in Clovis, New Mexico. With support from the VP Promise, she participated in the 2024 U.S. Dairy Education and Training Consortium. ... READ MORE
Category: Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Teaching
What: Scientist in Every School teacher workshop Where: The UF/IFAS plant pathology department, Fifield Hall, 2550 Hull Road, Gainesville. When: July 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Contact: Megan Winslow, winslow@ufl.edu About: A ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Pests & Disease, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching