How many years have you been with UF/IFAS and what is your current role? I hit 22 years as of August. I wear many hats. I am the UF/IFAS Extension director for Bay County and a regional specialized agent for Florida Sea Grant, specifically ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation
Hurricane Sally damaged several UF/IFAS facilities and research sites in the Florida Panhandle last week. The teaching, research and outreach activities at these locations support the region’s agricultural and natural resources industries, ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Camp, Crops, Disaster Preparation, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research
When Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, the category 5 storm left in its wake years’ worth of losses to one of the area’s largest industries, timber. Per estimates from the Florida Forest Service, a division of ... READ MORE
Category: Agribusiness, EVENTS, Forests, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Northwest Florida counties hardest hit by Hurricane Michael are getting a boost to their marine debris removal efforts thanks to a $3 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) in partnership with the National Oceanic ... READ MORE
Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Disaster Preparation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Last year’s UF/IFAS Extension Peanut Butter Challenge was just getting started when Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle. As the communities dealt with the aftermath and UF/IFAS Extension offices became collection points for all varieties ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
When Julie McConnell gets a phone call about a lawn and garden question, the conversation inevitably turns to Hurricane Michael. “They’re calling with a tree question, but you end up knowing the whole story of their life over the past ... READ MORE
Category: UF/IFAS ExtensionGAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As each June brings a new hurricane season, the people of Florida begin to ready themselves for any storm that may target the state’s shorelines. Fresh in the minds of many this year, though, is Hurricane Michael, which ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & Youth, Disaster Preparation, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
By Adam N. Rabinowitz and Christa Court On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida, as a Category 5 hurricane, with peak, sustained winds estimated at 160 mph. It was the strongest hurricane on record ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Forests, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In the days after Hurricane Michael swept through the Florida Panhandle last October, residents assessed the damage while relief workers and aid traveled into the area to start the recovery process. For cattle ranchers, ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture, Livestock, Turf, UF/IFAS Extension
After Hurricane Irma in 2017 and Michael in 2018, there is no telling what this year’s hurricane season has in store for Florida. Yet these recent storms have shown us that preparation is key, according to experts with the University of ... READ MORE
Category: Disaster Preparation