Situation: While conservation is essential for the longevity of our water resources, homeowners resist implementing water conservation techniques if they do not have personal motivation and basic technical skills. Today’s youth may not be ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: One of Florida’s greatest untapped natural resources is senior citizens; 19.4% of the state’s population is age 65+ and growing. In 2016, 80% of Florida Master Gardeners (n=1014) responding to a survey reported being age 60 or ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: Garden festivals are a common outreach activity among Residential Horticulture programs, but collecting data from these events can be difficult and time consuming to both record and evaluate. Annually, the UF/IFAS Extension Seminole ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: Many Americans have one or more preventable, diet-related chronic diseases. Chronic diseases are responsible for seven of ten deaths each year (CDC, 2016). An Extension nutrition team developed a series of webinars to address the ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Extension, Work & LifeSituation: Crop diversification is vital to the sustainability of food systems. The Tri-County Agricultural Area (St. Johns, Putnam, Flagler) of Florida leads the state in production of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.), with Hastings being the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS ExtensionSituation: During 2016, reports about the Zika virus and associated health risks dominated the news throughout the nation, especially in Florida. In response, Hernando County Extension agents participated in the statewide “UF/IFAS ... READ MORE
Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Florida has one of the highest divorce rates in the nation, and stress due to relationship dissolution has been shown to lead to chronic diseases, early mortality, school dropout, substance abuse, incarceration, mental health issues, abuse, ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Graphics
This tax season the UF/IFAS Communications graphics department worked with the UF/IFAS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) coordinator to produce an infographic notifying the public about the program’s many accomplishments. The infographic ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Graphics
The Natural Resources and Community Development Initiative banner was prepared for an exhibition display at the biennial conference of the National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals. The purpose of the banner is to ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Graphics
This orientation guidebook was put together to assist new UF/IFAS Extension faculty with becoming familiar with the responsibilities associated with their new position. There is so much to learn and it will seem like there is limited time to ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS Communications, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Graphics