Tag: storm
Hurricane Milton: Florida agricultural production losses top $190M
December 20, 2024
The newly released UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program estimates a credible range of losses between $190.4 million and $642.7 million. This range will be narrowed in a final report released in the coming months. The estimate includes ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Farm Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ExtensionTags: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Cat Wofford, Christa Court, Crops, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Economists, Economy, EIAP, Farming, Finfish, Flooding, Food And Resource Economics Department, FRED, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton, IFAS, Indian River Research And Education Center, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sceinces, Megan Winslow, Rain, Shellfish, Storm, Survey, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao
Hurricane Helene: Florida agricultural production losses top $40M, UF economists estimate
November 19, 2024
The UF/IFAS Economic Impact Analysis Program rapidly assesses the impacts to Florida agriculture following extreme weather events. The preliminary report for Hurricane Helene is newly released. The report estimates a credible range of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, LivestockTags: Agriculture, Debby, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Flood, Flooding, Growers, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, IFAS, Impact, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Irrigation, Losses, Megan Winslow, Milton, Perry, Power Outage, Preliminary Report, Producers, Rain, Research, Siesta Key, Storm, Survey, Tornado, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Wind, Xiaohui Qiao
UF/IFAS to share results of Hurricane Helene agricultural impacts assessment
November 14, 2024
What: UF/IFAS virtual press conference announcing preliminary results from Hurricane Helene agricultural impacts assessment When: Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Zoom. Registration required. About: UF/IFAS Economic Impact ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureTags: Agricultural Losses, Agriculture, Christa Court, Damage, Economic Impact Analysis Program, EIAP, Growers, Helene, Hurricane, Hurricane Helene, Losses, Megan Winslow, Producers, Storm
Mold Management in the Home
October 30, 2024
Mold Detection Molds are a type of fungi that are nearly invisible to the naked eye...until that is, they begin to "fruit." While this "fruit" is about as far from an apple as you can get, it does serve the same purpose in helping the fungus ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation, Home Management, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeTags: Black Mold, Concern, Danger, Flooding, Growth, Health, Indoor Air Quality, Intrusion, Leaks, Mold, Pgm_Chemicals, Pgm_Sustain, Storm, Water
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As Florida Recovers From the Storms, D-SNAP and Fresh Access Bucks Are Here to Help
October 29, 2024
Many Florida families and farmers are struggling to recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Feeding Florida’s Fresh Access Bucks (FAB) wants to ensure that individuals and families shopping with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ... READ MORE
Category: Health & Nutrition, Money Matters, Work & LifeTags: D-SNAP, Disaster, Feeding Florida, Food, Fresh Access Bucks, Hurricane, Pgm_FCS, Pgm_FNP, SNAP, Storm, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
![peanut plants in a field flooded by a hurricane's rains in florida. [credit: uf/ifas, tyler jones]](https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/sarasotaco/wp-content/blogs.dir/40/files/2024/10/2024_Ag_cropStormDamageFloodedPeanuts_ifasTylerJonesCROP1650x470TINY.png)
Hurricane Recovery Resources Available from FDACS
October 18, 2024
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences shared the following news release, related to Hurricane Milton recovery... Commissioner Wilton Simpson Launches Loan Program for Florida Farmers Impacted by Hurricane Milton TALLAHASSEE, ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, AgricultureTags: Agriculture, Aid, FDACS, Florida Department Of Agriculture And Consumer Sciences, Hurricane, Milton, Pgm_Ag, Recovery, Relief, Storm
Fallen trees can reveal hidden termites: UF/IFAS expert offers identification and prevention resources
October 15, 2024
As Floridians begin to work on recovery efforts from the destruction caused by hurricanes Debby, Helene and Milton, many are dealing with fallen trees that have damaged their property. For some, the situation is even worse due to ... READ MORE
Category: , Home Management, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS ResearchTags: Asian Subterranean Termite, Climate Change, Disaster Recovery, Entomology And Nematology, Formosan Subterranean Termite, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Hurricane, Hurricane Debby, Invasive, News, Storm, Storms, Termites, Thomas Chouvenc, Trees, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Termite Distribution Map
Post-Hurricane Landscaping Tips: Wind Burn, Sea Spray, and Storm Surge
October 15, 2024
One week after Hurricane Milton and on the final day of the rainy season, October 15th, I look out over our Educational Outreach Garden and see a landscape transformed. Lush and vibrant just a week ago for our Annual Plant Sale and Edfest, it ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Work & LifeTags: FFL, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, Hurricane, Landscape, Landscaping, Pgm_HortRes, Storm