Category: EVENTS

Former UF/IFAS Extension Director, CALS Alumnus Tim Hurner Inducted into Florida Citrus Hall of Fame

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 2, 2019

By Beverly James GAINESVILLE, Fla. – G. Tim Hurner Jr. remembers many weekends picking oranges and grapefruits at his grandfather’s farm in Pasco County. As a young boy, barely able to reach the bottom of trees, Hurner became smitten with ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Extension, Florida Citrus Hall Of Fame, Hurner, News, UF/IFAS

UF/IFAS Plant Camp applications available from Dec. 12 to Feb. 17

by BLOGS.IFAS
December 11, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Teachers, it’s that time of year again. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will have applications for its popular and free 2019 Plant Camp. Applications will be accepted from Dec. 12 ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, Natural Resources, Professional Development, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Educators, News, Plant Camp, Teachers, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants

Holiday Gift Ideas from UF/IFAS’ “Shop Around the Corner”

by Samantha Murray
November 16, 2018

The holidays are almost here, and many of us are already making plans to see friends and relatives, shopping for gifts, and settling in with a cup of warm cocoa (even if it’s 80 degrees outside) to watch some classic holiday movies. One lesser-known ... READ MORE

Category: EVENTS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: UF IFAS Extension Bookstore

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

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