Category: Events

Horseshoe crabs need your love, South Florida. Join the Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch on Feb. 12

by Lourdes Mederos

February 3, 2022

Horseshoe crabs are a vital part of Florida’s coastal ecology. Their eggs are a major food source for shorebirds migrating north as well as many fish species. A statewide Horseshoe Crab Watch is expanding into Miami-Dade County and ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ana Zangroniz, Florida Horseshoe Crab Watch, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Florida Sea Grant Agents, Wildlife Conservation

Peanut Butter Challenge collects over 22 tons statewide

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

January 13, 2022

Over 45,000 pounds of peanut butter have now been sent out to local food banks statewide following the 2021 Peanut Butter Challenge, an effort led by the Cooperative Extension offices of UF/IFAS and Florida A&M University (FAMU) in partnership ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Escambia County, Libbie Johnson, Peanut Butter Challenge, Peanuts, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County

Ask the experts about selecting and maintaining trees

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

December 7, 2021

The final “Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!” will help homeowners plan for a long-term investment in their property: trees. Whether looking for the perfect spot for your new landscape addition to thrive or seeking advice on maintaining older ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Event, Gardening In The Panhandle, Trees, Virtual, Webinar

Community moved to sponsor UF/IFAS graduate housing, tomorrow’s scientists

by Lourdes Mederos

October 31, 2021

On Nov. 6, the University of Florida research facility that has attracted world-class scientists and graduate students from all around the world to Homestead, will serve as the host site for the 7th annual One Night in the Tropics. This ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS
Tags: One Night In The Tropics, Tropical Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Tropical Research And Education Center

Florida Master Naturalist Program marks 20 years in weeklong celebration

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

October 27, 2021

We’re highlighting all things Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP) in 2021 as the program marks its 20th anniversary. To learn more about FMNP, view the first blog post here. The Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP), an adult ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Events, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Anniversary, Florida Master Naturalist Program, FMNP, Marty Main

Event recap: Sunbelt Ag Expo 2021

by Tory Moore

October 25, 2021

That’s a wrap on another successful week for UF/IFAS at the Sunbelt Ag Expo in Moultrie, Georgia. The event draws thousands from the southeastern U.S. to check out more than 1,200 vendors, 600 acres of farmland used in research and 100 ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Southeastern Hay Contest, Sunbelt Ag Expo

Learn about invasive species in free virtual workshop

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

October 12, 2021

The next “Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!” will discuss invasive species, live on Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. Eastern, noon Central. Recordings are posted afterward at tinyurl.com/GardeningLive. Zoom requires pre-registration, and viewers ... READ MORE

Category: Events, Home Landscapes, Invasive Species, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Gardening In The Panhandle, Invasive Plants, Invasive Species, Pat Williams, Ray Bodrey, Sheila Dunning, Stephen Enloe, UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District

North Florida Research and Education Center celebrates 100th anniversary

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

October 5, 2021

QUINCY, Fla. --- The UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) celebrated a century of agricultural innovation and education in an Oct. 1 ceremony in Quincy. “More important than the temporal milestone is what has happened ... READ MORE

Category: Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Events, J. Scott Angle, News, North Florida Research And Education Center

Spread the word: Peanut Butter Challenge kicks off Oct. 1

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

September 22, 2021

The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual jar collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. Unopened jars of peanut butter can be donated to local ... READ MORE

Get your gardening questions answered live by UF/IFAS Extension experts

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin

August 11, 2021

The next “Gardening in the Panhandle LIVE!” will discuss beneficial insects, live on Aug. 12 at 1 p.m. Eastern, noon Central. Recordings are posted afterward at tinyurl.com/GardeningLive. Zoom requires pre-registration, and viewers ... READ MORE

Category: Events
Tags: Backyard Gardening, Beth Bolles, Evan Anderson, Gardening In The Panhandle, Landscaping, Mark Tancig, Matt Lollar, UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District

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