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University of Florida receives part of $7 million grant to empower women farmers in Africa

by BLOGS.IFAS
November 20, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – When Kathleen Colverson works in places like Mozambique, Tanzania and Ethiopia, she watches as women farmers rise before dawn to gather firewood and water to make breakfast for their families. They send the older children ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Africa, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, University Of Florida, USAID

Learn from UF/IFAS Extension experts at 37th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo

by Brad Buck
October 2, 2014

Cutline below GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Find out when to plant crops, how to can foods safely and how to use paper to pot plants from University of Florida experts at the 37th annual Sunbelt Ag Expo – the largest agricultural expo in the southeast. The ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Extension, Nick Place

Longtime citrus scientist Jackie Burns named new dean for UF/IFAS research

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 23, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The University of Florida today named Jackie Burns, the current director of UF’s Citrus Research and Education Center in Lake Alfred, as its new dean for research for the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Extension, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jack Payne, Research, University Of Florida

UF/IFAS to celebrate 100 years of Extension with displays, critters and lunch at Plaza of the Americas

by Brad Buck
April 11, 2014

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alligators, an insect-petting zoo and lunch prepared by a former White House chef are among the highlights of the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ 100th Anniversary of Florida Extension ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 100th Anniversary, Extension, Nick Place

UF/IFAS to showcase Extension at Florida State Fair

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 3, 2014

Feb. 3, 2014 GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will celebrate 100 years of UF/IFAS Extension achievements and community service at Florida’s 2014 State Fair, scheduled for Feb. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Extension

UF/IFAS associate dean awarded for educational program

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 13, 2013

Click here for high-resolution version. Caption at bottom. Marty Main, associate dean for University of Florida Extension and associate director of Florida Sea Grant, is being recognized for his educational outreach by the Ecological Society ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ecological Society Of America, Eugene P. Odum, Extension, Florida Master Naturalist Program, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Marty Main, University Of Florida, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Payne appoints former UF/IFAS faculty member Nick Place dean for extension

by Tom Nordlie
July 5, 2012

Cutline at bottom. Click here for high-resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Former University of Florida faculty member Nick Place is returning to Gainesville to become the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences dean for extension ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Appointment, Dean, Extension, Nick Place

UF/IFAS officials unveil new Straughn Extension Professional Development Center

by BLOGS.IFAS
January 13, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- University of Florida officials opened a new building Thursday that will be a second home for extension faculty gathering in Gainesville for professional development ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Alto Straughn, Bernie Machen, Extension, Jack Payne, Machen, Millie Ferrer-Chancy, Patrecia Straughn, Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center

University of Florida-led teams awarded $6.9 million for climate change projects

by Tom Nordlie
June 30, 2011

Two University of Florida-led teams have been awarded federal grants totaling $6.9 million for projects to develop heat-resistant corn and develop extension programs to help farmers cope with climate variability and climate change. The grants, ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, UF/IFAS
Tags: Climate, Corn, Extension, Fraisse, Global Warming, Grant, Hannah, Nifa

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