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A lifetime passion for livestock attracts new agent to UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County


April 11, 2022

Kalan Royal has agriculture in his blood. His family has been involved in Florida’s citrus and cattle industries since the 1860s. That has fueled his passion, making him an ideal fit as the new livestock agent for the University of ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Central Florida Livestock Agents Group, Highlands County, Kalan Royal, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research And Education Center, UF/IFAS South Florida Beef-Forage Program

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

New UF Extension Agent in Highlands County Eager to Work with Growers


September 20, 2021

LAKE ALFRED, FL – Lourdes Pérez Cordero did not grow up in a citrus-growing family, but you wouldn’t know that after meeting her. Pérez, who recently started her position as the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, UF/IFAS
Tags: Asian Citrus Psyllid, Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Extension, Growers, Highlands County, Lourdes Pérez Cordero

New director takes lifetime work in Ag, 4-H to the next level at UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County


May 11, 2021

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) welcomes Ashley Houpe-King Gill as its new director of UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County. With an extensive background in 4-H, agriculture, human services, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Ashley Houpe-King Gill, Highlands County, National Association Of County Agricultural Agents, National Association Of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Extension Lee County

Fourth Citrus Nutrition Workshop Added, Prompted by Strong Grower Interest


October 22, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Responding to strong grower interest, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has added a fourth event to its roster of citrus nutrition workshops this fall. The event happens 9:30 a.m. ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, EVENTS, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Nutrition, Citrus Nutrition Box, Citrus Research And Education Center, Highlands County, Hlb, Huanglongbing, UF/IFAS Extension
Hurricane Dorian Updates - Palm Trees In a Storm

A Glimpse at Emergency Operations Center with UF/IFAS Extension Agent


September 4, 2019

HIGHLANDS COUNTY, Fla. --- As weather experts reported of Hurricane Dorian’s forecasting challenges, emergency operation centers (EOC) in the path of the storm started assembling earlier than usual. While you may think all the action taking ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, Crops, Farm Management, Fruits & Vegetables, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Citrus, Crisis, Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Operations Center, EOC, Extension, Highlands County, Hurricane Preparation, Laurie Hurner, Recovery, UF/IFAS