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UF/IFAS Extension works with FDACS to help farmworkers stay safe from COVID

by Lourdes Mederos
October 7, 2020

By Lourdes Rodriguez and Brad Buck UF/IFAS Extension experts are communicating with agricultural workers to connect them with COVID-19 free testing, safety information and training – a role they have been serving throughout the pandemic. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Craig Frey, Gene McAvoy, Kim Morgan, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Hendry County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

COVID-19 risk factors vary by farm workers’ legal status; shows need for tailored measures

by Brad Buck
September 29, 2020

As laborers return to the fields this fall in Florida, both unauthorized workers and those authorized to plant and pick crops through a guest worker visa are vulnerable to the coronavirus. In fact, an estimated 75% of Florida crop workers have ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Farm Management, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Covid-19, Farms, Food And Resource Economics Department, Gulcan Onel, H-2A, Labor, Southwest Florida Research And Education Center, Susceptibility, Underlying Health Issues, Workers

Virtual workshop series for Florida agriculture teachers to take place this fall

by Samantha Murray
August 24, 2020

By Jarred Shellhouse A new virtual workshop series dedicated to providing professional development for agriculture teachers is set to take place this fall. Tre Easterly and Carla Jagger, assistant professors of agricultural education at ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Carla Jagger, Covid-19, News, Tre Easterly

Response requested from ag and marine industry professionals for new round of surveys on pandemic effects

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
August 21, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida researchers have opened the second round of surveys on COVID-19’s impact on the state’s agriculture and marine industries, intended to capture changes in operations for the first half of the year. The ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agricultural Economics, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Charter Boats, Christa Court, Commercial Fishing, Coronavirus, Covid-19, COVID19, Economic Impact, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics Department, John Lai, Marine Industries, Marine Recreation, Seafood, Survey

Survey: Florida’s Extension professionals feel prepared to serve as ‘information first responders’ during COVID-19

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
August 19, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Extension professionals have a unique role in their communities and are often trusted to communicate scientific information. A recent survey revealed that Florida’s Extension network is well-equipped to inform their communities ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Covid-19, COVID19, Extension Professionals, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Nick Place, Sebastian Galindo, Southeastern Coastal Center For Agricultural Health And Safety, Survey, UF/IFAS Extension

With COVID case concerns in key southeast industries, Department of Health, UF/IFAS Extension amplify workplace safety outreach

by Lourdes Mederos
July 14, 2020

A concern for the agribusinesses, pest management and lawn care industries in southeast Florida is the motive behind a bolstered safety initiative led by the collaboration between UF/IFAS and the Department of Health in four counties. UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Horticulture, Lawn, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Miami-Dade County, SFYL HOT TOPIC, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

UF/IFAS Extension to assist in FDACS project connecting food-insecure families with Florida-grown produce

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 14, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The UF/IFAS Extension Family Nutrition Program (FNP) is among the organizations partnering on a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS)-led grant project to fight food insecurity in several rural ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Family Nutrition Program, FDACS, Food Banks, Grant, Grant Project, Karla Shelnutt, Living Healthy In Florida, Nikki Fried, Rural Communities, UF/IFAS Extension

Feeling cooped up in quarantine? UF releases new guide to raising backyard chickens

by Samantha Murray
July 9, 2020

In the early days of the pandemic, as bare grocery store shelves prompted concerns about the food supply, many became interested in producing more of their food at home. Some flocked to local agricultural feed stores in search of baby chicks ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Food Safety, Livestock, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alicia Halbritter, Aly Schortinghouse, Backyard Chickens, Baker County, Collier County, Covid-19, Escambia County, Jessica Ryals, News, Nick Simmons

UF/IFAS needs grower input to better train agricultural workers

by Brad Buck
July 8, 2020

By: RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla. --- The COVID-19 crisis has hit Florida’s agricultural industry hard with new challenges on how to protect workers who are essential to keeping our nation’s food supply flowing. The UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Agricultural Workers, Christine Kelly-Begazo, Covid-19, Food Production, UF/IFAS Extension Indian River County

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