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UF/IFAS Extension Broward series promotes sustainability and community resilience through urban food production

by Lourdes Mederos
June 23, 2020

BROWARD, Fla. --- The supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 awakened a volume of interests from communities seeking ways to grow their own food. Throughout the pandemic, researchers, faculty, and extension agents at the University of ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Fruits & Vegetables, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Extension Broward, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, SFYL HOT TOPIC, Uf/ifas, UF/IFAS Extension Broward County, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center

Summer camps canceled in Palm Beach County? 4-H Offers Camp to Go kits

by Lourdes Mederos
June 4, 2020

PALM BEACH, Fla. – Need a replacement for camp? How about a Camp to Go kit keeping your summer-bound students busy with enriching, hands-on, healthy living and STEM-based, screen-free activities throughout the summer? Florida 4-H Youth ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: 4-H Camp To Go, 4-H Camps, Covid-19, COVID19, SFYL HOT TOPIC, STEM, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County, Youth And Development

Is this poisonous? For UF mushroom expert, COVID-19 means more concerned calls, texts

by Samantha Murray
May 19, 2020

Above: Lactarius paradoxus or ‘milky cap’ mushrooms gathered by Matt Smith in the Gainesville area. While this particular species is edible, there are mushrooms that look similar that are not edible, which is why Smith urges caution. “If ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Matt Smith, Mushrooms, News, Plant Pathology

Florida’s agriculture, marine industries report effects of COVID-19 restrictions

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 18, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida economists now have a baseline understanding of ways the pandemic has affected the agriculture, aquaculture and marine sectors of Florida’s economy. According to Christa Court, who led a monthlong ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Horticulture, Livestock, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agribusiness, Andrew Ropicki, Christa Court, Covid-19, Damage Assessment, Economic Impact, Economic Impact Analysis Program, John Lai, Pandemic

UF/IFAS appoints interim director of Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center to support team’s urban initiatives, successes

by Lourdes Mederos
May 13, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. – Jack Rechcigl has been appointed as interim Center Director of the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center (UF/IFAS FLREC) On May 12, Rechcigl stepped in to oversee the operations and research at the UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Blueberries, CALS, Covid-19, Davie, FL, Florida Agriculture Expo, FLREC, Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, Gulf Coast Research And Education Center, Hops, Jack Rechcigl, Robin Giblin-Davis, Strawberries, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, UF/IFAS FLREC, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research Education Center, Urban Environment, Wildlife Ecology

UF/IFAS scientists on the lookout for Argentine tegus, Nile monitors, seeking assistance from south Florida residents

by Lourdes Mederos
May 7, 2020

DAVIE, Fla. – Nile monitors and Argentine giant tegus are predatory lizards that are an immediate threat to the Greater Everglades ecosystems. UF/IFAS scientists are looking to engage residents in south Florida currently in extended stay-at-home ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Argentine Tegu, Covid-19, Croc Docks, Davie, Frank Mazzotti, Nile Monitor, SFYL HOT TOPIC, UF IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County

All dressed up and nowhere to go, floral industry takes hit due to COVID-19

by Tory Moore
May 5, 2020

With virtually every large gathering across the country canceled due to COVID-19, cut-foliage growers had nowhere to send their product, greenery used to decorate and accent bouquets. But Sunday is Mother’s Day, and some will buy flowers for ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Horticulture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Covid-19, COVID19, Cut-foliage, Floricuture, Flowers, Mother's Day, UF/IFAS Extension Volusia County, Volusia County

Preliminary reports in COVID-19 impact survey show effects vary by industry

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 4, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As University of Florida economists cross the halfway point in their surveys of Florida’s agriculture and marine industries related to the impacts of COVID-19, initial reports indicate that impacts vary widely across ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, Coasts & Marine, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Andrew Ropicki, Aquaculture, Christa Court, Covid-19, Damage Assessment, Economic Impact Analysis Program, John Lai, Marine Industries

With Extension connections – alternative markets taking shape

by Lourdes Mederos
April 30, 2020

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA - Thanks to some creative thinking among UF/IFAS Extension agents and community partners throughout the state, alternatives to organic, green and farmers markets are creating business traction on behalf of growers and local ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Covid-19, Drive-thru Market, Farmers' Market, UF/IFAS Extension Brevard County, UF/IFAS Extension Martin County, UF/IFAS Extension St. Lucie County

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