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Payne Reflects on Achievements from 2018; Looks Forward to 2019

by Brad Buck
December 18, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As 2018 gives way to 2019, the senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida looks back with pride at the progress made by the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: 2018, 2019, Achievements, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Hurricane Michael, Jack Payne, Reflections, Research Funding, UF/IFAS Extension

Palm Beach and Miami-Dade County 4-H Partners with Boy Scout Troop, Local Churches and Many Other Donors to Bring Hurricane Relief Supplies to the Florida Panhandle

by Samantha Murray
November 30, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- After Hurricane Michael left a path of destruction in the Florida Panhandle, members of University of Florida’s youth development program, Florida 4-H, jumped into action doing what it does best: serving the community. Through ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Disaster Preparation
Tags: Hurricane Michael, News

UF/IFAS Economists Issue County-Level Estimates for Hurricane Michael Agricultural Losses

by Brad Buck
November 21, 2018

By Tom Nordlie GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Hurricane Michael devastated coastal communities along the Florida Panhandle but the storm also caused significant agricultural crop losses well inland, as shown by a new report from the University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Christa Court, County By County Report, Crops, Damage, Food And Resource Economics Department, Hurricane Michael, Panhandle

UF/IFAS Employees Help Hard-Hit North Florida REC

by Brad Buck
October 24, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center -- particularly its Marianna facility -- may take a while to fully recover their research after it was damaged by Hurricane Michael, University of Florida ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Cattle, Damage, Glen Aiken, Hurricane Michael, Jerry Fankhauser, North Florida Research And Education Center, Peanuts, Recovery, Research

UF/IFAS Extension Helps Panhandle Farmers After Hurricane Michael

by Brad Buck
October 23, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Doug Mayo must feel like his cellphone is permanently attached to his ear. For two weeks, Mayo has been taking and making calls, and helping people, mostly farmers, in Jackson County, get back on their feet as they recover ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Calhoun County, Cattle, Doug Mayo, Family, Farmers, Florida State Agricultural Response Team, Help, Hurricane Michael, Jackson County, Judy Biss, Youth And Community Sciences

Hurricane Relief: UF/IFAS Extension to Help Distribute 36,000 Jars of Peanut Butter in the Florida Panhandle

by Samantha Murray
October 22, 2018

Eleven days out from Hurricane Michael, Rachel Pienta considers Wakulla County lucky. She’s using that good fortune to help others who aren’t so lucky. “If the storm had veered a little to the east, it could have been us who were devastated,” ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Disaster Preparation, Health & Nutrition, Livestock
Tags: Hurricane Michael, News, Rachel Pienta, Wakulla County

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