Twenty-one UF/IFAS employees were recognized for going above and beyond in their service to the University of Florida, receiving Superior Accomplishment Awards. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a virtual ceremony was held on March 16 for the awardees ... READ MORE
Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Thursday, February 18 is Gator Nation Giving Day, when University of Florida alumni, students, faculty, staff, families and friends worldwide all get a chance to Stand Up & Holler. We might have to use our inside voices when hollering ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, EVENTS, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Work & Life
The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) will host a webinar series to educate Floridians about private wells and septic systems, including routine maintenance and storm preparation. Nearly 2.6 million ... READ MORE
Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
The UF/IFAS food and resource economics department (FRED) hosts a conference each spring to examine critical policy issues facing Florida agribusiness leaders and provide insights on economic factors that can inform business and policy decisions. As ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, EVENTS, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research
Media Contact: Brad Buck, 352-875-2641 (mobile), bradbuck@ufl.edu WHO: The UF Plant Science Council and UF/IFAS plant-breeding faculty and students. WHAT: Students and faculty from UF/IFAS and around the world present the Fifth Annual ... READ MORE
Category: EVENTS
WHAT: A question-and-answer session with University of Florida and Florida Gulf Coast University researchers who are investigating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Florida’s agriculture and food system industries. The interactive portion ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, EVENTS, SFYL Hot Topic
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On Nov. 4, a University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences faculty member was awarded an Excellence in Teaching award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture ... READ MORE
Category: Conservation, EVENTS, Natural Resources, Professional Development, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Spread the word, and the peanut butter! The Peanut Butter Challenge, an annual jar collection that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is expanding statewide in the wake of Hurricane Sally. Coordinated by UF/IFAS Extension faculty ... READ MORE
Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension
LIVE OAK, Fla. --- With an eye on the future, the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center - Suwannee Valley (UF/IFAS NFREC-SV) celebrated a groundbreaking for its new educational pavilion on Sept. 24. “The educational pavilion ... READ MORE
Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
When Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, the category 5 storm left in its wake years’ worth of losses to one of the area’s largest industries, timber. Per estimates from the Florida Forest Service, a division of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, EVENTS, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension