Category: Livestock

2026 UF/IFAS Compost Consortium

by David Hébert
February 4, 2026

Mark your calendars, composters! This spring, come to the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Compost Consortium! WHERE: Mid-Florida Research and Education Center 2725 S. Binion Road Apopka, FL 32703 WHEN: ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Coasts & Marine, Community Volunteers, Conservation, Crops, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Lawn, Livestock, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, Recreation, Turf, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife, Work & Life
Tags: Compost, Composting, Litter, Livestock, Soil, Soil Amendment, Soil PH, UF/IFAS, Upcoming, Vegetable Garden Soil

2024 Northeast Florida Fair Recap!

by Kelsey Irvine
November 7, 2024

Congratulations to all of competitors, exhibitors, volunteers, and friends who participated in the 2024 Northeast Florida Fair! Congratulations to our Showmanship Champions! And of course, we would like to showcase some happy moments ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, Fair, Livestock Shows, Nassau County, Nassau County 4-H, Northeast Florida Fair, Showmanship, Youth, Youth Recognition

2023 Northeast Florida Fair Recap

by Kelsey Irvine
October 30, 2023

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Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: County Fair, Fair, Nassau County 4-H, Showmanship, Sportsmanship, Youth, Youth Recognition

Nassau County 4-H in the winners circle again for Hippology!

by Kelsey Irvine
April 5, 2023

Nassau County 4-H Hoofbeats Hippology does it again! Our members competed at the State Hippology contest again last weekend and we’re bringing home 2nd place overall intermediate team as well as several individual honors! Individual honors ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, Hippology, Horses, Nassau County, Nassau County 4-H, Youth, Youth Recognition

2023 Nassau State Fair Fun!

by Kelsey Irvine
March 1, 2023

Nassau county senior 4-H members Emma Nostrem and Garrett Bennett attended the Florida State Fair in Tampa, which was held in February. Emma and Garrett represented Nassau County and the 4-H program by competing in the goat and poultry shows ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Livestock
Tags: Dairy Goat, Florida State Fair, Nassau County, Nassau County 4-H, Showmanship

Nassau brings home wins again at Area North!

by Kelsey Irvine
May 12, 2022

This year Nassau County sent 5 riders and 2 “crew” 4-H members to the Area North Horse Show! We are happy to announce that all of them qualified to show at the State Horse Show in Tampa this summer! In addition to qualifying, our Nassau ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, Livestock
Tags: 4-H, Nassau County, Nassau County 4-H, Youth Recognition

Preparing Your Horses for Evacuation

by Kelsey Irvine
September 6, 2017

With hurricane season here and in full cyclone, the likelihood of having to evacuate is pressing. Evacuating horses is not a simple task. Horses are large, high-value, flight animals that are subjective to dangerous behaviors and injuries when ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock
Tags: Evacuation, Horses

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