Category: Events

UF/IFAS Honors Imogene Yarborough with Extension Advocate Award

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 13, 2018

APOPKA, Fla. – When Imogene Yarborough and her husband Ed started ranching in Seminole County in 1954, they foresaw a legacy of agriculture for their future generations. “We raised our four children with the guiding principle that this ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Award, Extension, Extension Advocate, News, UF/IFAS

UF Student Helps Design Corn Maze at Local Farm

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 17, 2018

By Kim Scotto PLANT CITY, Fla. – Farmers and ranchers across Florida are fighting lack of consumer education on food systems by opening their properties to the public in a practice called agritourism. Agritourism allows non-farming folks ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Corn Maze, Geomatics, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS

Alachua County Team Wins 3rd in National 4-H Forestry Invitational

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 24, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. – What is the principal softwood used for lumber in Massachusetts? On what continent are maples most abundant? What is a liquid product of wood that is used in mixing paints?* At the 39th National ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: 4-H, Forest, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS

UF Names Evans New Director of Tropical Research and Education Center

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 15, 2018

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Edward “Gilly” Evans, a longtime agricultural economist at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, has been named director of the UF/IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead, ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, News, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS

UF/IFAS Researchers Solicit Help from Florida Ranchers, Dairy Farmers in New Survey

by Tom Nordlie
August 3, 2018

Calling all Florida beef cattle ranchers and dairy farm operators – University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences economists want to document your importance to the state, and need your help to do it. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS
Tags: Beef Cattle, Christa Court, Dairy Cattle, Economic Impact, Survey

UF Hosts Hemp Workshops for Growers, Industry in August

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 10, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is taking the first step to introduce industrial hemp to growers and industry across the state. The UF/IFAS Industrial Hemp Pilot Project will host ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Hemp, Industrial Hemp, News, UF/IFAS, Workshop

UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory Director Inducted into Florida Tropical Fish Farms Association Hall of Fame

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 10, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When Craig Watson, Director of the University of Florida IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, got his first aquarium at age 7, he couldn’t have predicted the important role that fishing and aquaculture ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Hall Of Fame, News, Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, UF/IFAS, Watson

UF/IFAS Partners with USDA Forest Service to Get Kids In The Woods

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 3, 2018

By Kim Scotto GAINESVILLE, Fla. –Is your child getting more ‘screen time’ than ‘green time’ this summer? Camp Kids in the Woods, a joint initiative between the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation and the ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Camp, Events, Forests, Horticulture, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Camp, News, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation, UF/IFAS

UF Offers Tips on Preparing Your Home, Family for a Hurricane

by BLOGS.IFAS
May 21, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As hurricane season approaches, residents should take the time now to prepare their homes for storms, said a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension faculty member. According to UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Home, Hurricane, News, Special Topics, UF/IFAS

UF Student Receives Prestigious Mass Media Fellowship for Science Communication

by Dana Edwards
May 10, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – From Himalayan peaks through the red-rock trails of Utah to the murky mysteries of Florida waterways, University of Florida student Joan Meiners’ constant companion on these adventures is her journal and pen. This summer, ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Teaching, Work & Life
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Fellowship, IFAS, News, Newspaper

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