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


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

Category: Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Baker County, Bay County, Bradford County, Calhoun County, CALS, Citrus County, Clay County, Escambia County, FAMU, Food Insecurity, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gilchrist County, Gulf County, Hamilton County, Hernando County, Highlands County, Holmes County, Jackson County, Jefferson County, Lafayette County, Leon County, Libbie Johnson, Liberty County, Madison County, Nassau County, Okaloosa County, Okeechobee County, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Putnam County, Santa Rosa County, Suwannee County, Taylor County, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Collier County, UF/IFAS Extension Columbia County, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County, UF/IFAS Extension Glades County, UF/IFAS Extension Hardee County, UF/IFAS Extension Hillsborough County, UF/IFAS Extension Indian River County, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, UF/IFAS Extension Manatee County, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension Monroe County, UF/IFAS Extension Orange County, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County, UF/IFAS Extension Sumter County, Union County, Wakulla County, Walton County, Washington County
UF scientists tagging snook

Scientists collaborate with Duke Energy to tag snook to learn more about winter survival and migration patterns


February 16, 2021

Snook, a prized game fish, have been moving farther north in the Gulf of Mexico during the last few decades as hard freezes become less frequent Researchers have tagged 20 snook to track their movements during the winter when the fish ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Charles Martin, Citrus County, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Snook

Young rancher credits UF/IFAS Extension for much of her success


February 25, 2020

Megan Johnston works alone, proudly managing a 140-acre ranch. Though there are no typical days, Johnston gets up about 5:30 every morning to feed the cows and their calves on land near Floral City, Florida. Johnston attributes much of her ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Cattle, Citrus County, Forage, Horse, Megan Johnston, Rancher, Soil, Tampa, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Levy County, UF/IFAS Extension Pasco County

Celebrate Earth Day with UF/IFAS


April 15, 2019

Every Earth Day needs a scientific perspective. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has hundreds of scientists and educators ready to share scientific insights into today’s most important environmental ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Alachua County, Artificial Reefs, CALS, Citrus County, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Earth Day, Escambia County, Everglades, Levy County, Miami-Dade County, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Oyster Reefs, Pasco County, Plastic, Prescribed Fires, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County

UF/IFAS to help restore seagrass in Gulf waters off Hernando, Citrus counties


March 21, 2018

GAINESVILLE -- University of Florida researchers will help restore seagrass off the coast of Hernando and Citrus counties to improve water quality and stabilize the sea floor. Among other activities, UF/IFAS faculty will use a $299,000 grant ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Brittany Scharf, Citrus County, EPA, Florida Sea Grant, Hernando County, Josh Patterson, News, Restoration, Savanna Barry, Seagrass