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Starting Jan. 27: Learn how climate-smart living works in Florida with statewide lunch-and-learn series

by Lourdes Mederos
January 20, 2026

What does climate-smart living look like in Florida? It means adopting everyday habits, like the way residents use water and energy at home, make food choices and how they care for their landscapes, which are all guided by climate science ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, EVENTS, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Natural Resources, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Climate Literacy, Climate Masters, Climate Science, Climate Smart Floridians, Climate-smart Landscape, Ecosystem Health, Ecosystem Rescilience, Energy, Environment, Environmental Benefits, Florida Friendly Landscape, Florida Sea Grant Climate Work Action Team, Food Consumption Waste, Household-level Greenhouse Gas, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Reduce Waste, Solar, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, Water, Water Conservation

Incorpore el aroma de la vainilla a su Día de San Valentín con la guía bilingüe de Ask IFAS para preparar extracto de vainilla en casa

by Luz Bahder
January 14, 2026

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Puede que las fiestas hayan quedado atrás, pero la temporada de celebración aún no ha terminado. Con el Día de ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Ask IFAS, Ask IFAS En Español, Calidad, Dia De Los Enamorados, Día De San Valentín, Espanol, Especia, Extracto, Extraxto, Florida, Orientación Completa, Orquídea Tropical, Orquideas, Paso A Paso, Publicación De Ask IFAS, Rendimiento, Spanish, UF/IFAS, Vainas, Vainas De Vainilla, Vainilla

Add aromatic vanilla to your Valentine’s Day with Ask IFAS’ bilingual guide to DIY homemade vanilla extract

by Lourdes Mederos
January 13, 2026

The holidays may be behind us, but the season of celebration isn’t over. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, you may be wondering how to turn the chill of winter into something sweet, thoughtful and homemade. The University of ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Crops, Home Landscapes, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aromatic, Ask IFAS, Beans, Capsules, Cured Vanilla Beans, Deserts, DIY, Domestic Vanilla Industry, Food, Guide, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, News, Orchid, Pods, Polination, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center, University Of Florida, Valentine's Day, Vanilla, Vanilla Extract, Vanilla Planifolia, Vanilla-breeding, Vine

¿Se siente estresado? Encuentre tranquilidad a la sombra de los árboles

by Luz Bahder
January 7, 2026

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. ¿Ha considerado alguna vez dar un paseo por un parque arbolado para aliviar el estrés? Si es así, no es el único, según un nuevo estudio de University ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Andrew Koeser, árboles, árboles Urbanos, Atractivo Visual, Bosques Urbanos, Encuesta, Espanol, Estres, Estudio, Expansión Urbana, Facultad De Ciencias Agricolas Y De La Vida, Facultad De Ciencias Forestales, Gainesville, Parque, Pesqueras Y Geomáticas, Regla 3-30-300, Ryan Klein, Salud, Sombra, Spanish, Suzie Suhendy, University Of Florida

Pivotal study unlocks secrets of the invasive short-spined thrips

by Lourdes Mederos
January 6, 2026

Highlights Short-spined thrips are devastating ornamentals and crops worldwide, thriving in South Florida’s warm climate and spreading fast. In a novel study, UF/IFAS researchers mapped the pest’s biology life cycle, reproduction ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Blog Community, , Crops, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Acarology, Alexandra Revynthi, Beans, Beneficial, Beneficial Bugs, Beneficial Nematodes, Department Of Entomology And Nematology, Eggplants, Entomology And Nematology, Gardenias, Gardens, Growers, Hibiscus, Homeowners, Integrated Pes Management, Invasive, Invasive Insect, Ipm, Mandevillas, Nematodes, News, Nurseries, Ornamental, Ornamental Entomology, Ornamental Plants, Peppers, Plant Pathology, Sanitation, Sanitation Practices, Short-spined Thrips, Thrips, Thrips Parvispinus, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida

Intentional hosting: The key to a good, stress-free gathering

by Lourdes Mederos
December 18, 2025

Gatherings don’t have to feel overwhelming or revolve entirely around food. The key to a meaningful celebration is intentional hosting, a practice that Jessica Alfonso-Rodriguez experienced and developed while growing up in South Florida. ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, Health & Nutrition, Relationships & Family, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Board Games, Celebration, Connect, Family An D Consumer Sciences, Gatherings, Healthy Appetizers, Holiday, Holiday Gatherings, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Intentional Hosting, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Menu, Mindful Moment, Mindfullness, Mocktails, News, Planning Activities, South Florida, Stress-free, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida, Yearlong

¿Tiene propósitos para este 2026? Aquí le explicamos cómo mantenerlos

by Luz Bahder
December 16, 2025

Creado por Lourdes Mederos, gerente de relaciones públicas en español para el Departamento de Comunicaciones de UF/IFAS. Cada enero, millones de personas se plantean ambiciosos propósitos de bienestar, solo para abandonarlos en cuestión ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Blog Community, Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Money Matters, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 2026, Agente De Extensión De UF/IFAS, Año Nuevo, Bienestar, Bienestar General, Ciencias De La Familia Y Del Consumidor, Consejos, Economia, Ejercicio, Espanol, Estilo De Vida, Estres, Finanzas, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Metas SMART, Objetivos SMART, Relajacion, Resoluciones De Ano Nuevo, Respiracion, Respiración Cuadrada, Rutinas De Bienestar, Salud, SMART, SMART Goal, Spanish, UF/IFAS

Have 2026 resolutions? Here is how to make them stick

by Lourdes Mederos
December 16, 2025

Every January, millions set ambitious wellness resolutions only to abandon them within weeks. In fact, the second Friday of January is known as Quitter’s Day, a reminder of how quickly good intentions fade. For 2026, we turn to Jessica ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, , Conservation, Health & Nutrition, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Box Breathing, Consistency, Family And Consumer Sciences, Goals, Habit, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jessica Alfonso- Rodriguez, Mindful Moment, Mindfullness, Plan, Progress, Quitter's Day, Resolutions, Routine, SMART Objectives, Sustainability, Track, UF IFAS Family And Consumer Sciences, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, University Of Florida, Wellness Resolutions

Es improbable que el virus del Oropuche se propague a través de mosquitos en el sureste de los Estados Unidos

by Luz Bahder
December 11, 2025

Creado por Meredith Bauer, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. En el 2024, el virus del Oropuche se dio a conocer como una nueva amenaza para la salud pública: el virus se detectó en personas que habían viajado ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Aedes, Aedes Aegypti, Barry Alto, CDC, Ceratopogónido., Chikunguña, Culex, Culex Quinquefasciatus, Defectos Congénitos, Dengue, Dolor De Cabeza, Dolores Musculares Y Articulares, Eficiencia, Encefalitis De San Luis, Enfermedad, Escalofríos, Espanol, Estados Unidos, Fiebre, Fiebre Amarilla, Florida, FMEL, Jején, Jejenes, Laboratorio De Entomología Médica De Florida, Mosquito De Arena, Mosquito Polvorilla, Mosquitos, Nathan Burkett-Cadena, Ncefalitis Equina Occidental, Propagación Del Virus, Propagación Y Establecimiento, Spanish, Transmisores De Enfermedades, Transmiten Enfermedades, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Virus, Virus Del Nilo Occidental, Virus Del Oropuche, Zancudos, Zika

Florida responde al desafío: 32 773 frascos de mantequilla de maní llevan esperanza a los hogares que más la necesitan

by Luz Bahder
December 11, 2025

Creado por Brad Buck, especialista sénior en relaciones públicas para UF/IFAS. Desde las opciones más cremosas hasta las más crujientes, miles de frascos de mantequilla de maní están llegando a los hogares de Florida gracias a la ... READ MORE

Category: Blog Community, EVENTS, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ayudas, Cacahuate, Colaboración, Comunidades, Condado De Escambia, Condado De Orange, Condados, Donaciones, Donar, El Desafio De La Mantequilla De Mani, Espanol, Familias Necesitadas, Frascos, Hambre, Kevin Camm, Mantequilla, Mantequilla De Mani, Nick Simmons, Oficinas De Extension, Recolectar, Spanish, UF/IFAS Extension

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