We’ve had a remarkable amount of practice helping people and places in a hurricane’s path, this time in the Big Bend and Live Oak. Jeanna Mastrodicasa again coordinated relief efforts before, during and after Idalia, this time at ... READ MORE
Category: AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFEMadeline Mellinger had only about a year of experience working with growers in the Everglades Agricultural Area when they asked her to serve as their adviser on pest management. During that year she had established their trust through consistent ... READ MORE
Category: Academics, Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, EVENTS, Farm Management, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Peter Bostanescu has spent a career’s worth of time tending to the garden at the UF/IFAS Marion County Extension Office. He can’t recall exactly when he got his 30-year plaque for his service as a Master Gardener Volunteer. The memory, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension, Volunteer/Training
When Miles Edward Groover retired as an Extension agent in Jefferson County in 1957, it was significant enough to warrant mention in the Chicago Defender. Groover was among the first Black Extension agents in Florida. He grew up in an era ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Community Volunteers, Crops, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension