Tag: Laurie Hurner

UF/IFAS Extension agents working together to better serve citrus growers

by Brad Buck
June 2, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, FL --- Florida’s citrus growers have long benefited from productive relationships with UF/IFAS Extension commercial citrus agents who work in central and Southwest Florida. And it’s about to get better. UF/IFAS ... READ MORE

Category: Crops, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ajia Paolillo, Chris Oswalt, Citrus Extension, Citrus Research And Education Center, Florida Citrus, Laurie Hurner, Newsletter

UF/IFAS faculty and Extension agents working hard to deliver for the citrus industry

by Brad Buck
April 17, 2020

By RUTH BORGER LAKE ALFRED, Fla., --- While the scenery may have changed, the work remains the same for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences citrus faculty and Extension agents. “The coronavirus pandemic ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Research And Education Center, Coronavirus, Extension, Fred Gmitter, Laurie Hurner, Research

Laurie Hurner: From the Family Farm to County Extension Director, Citrus is in Her Blood

by Brad Buck
September 18, 2019

SEBRING, Fla. --- Laurie Hurner grew up in a fifth-generation Florida citrus-growing family, and she and her sisters worked their farm in Highlands County. “My parents had three daughters,” said Hurner, the director of UF/IFAS Extension ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture
Tags: Citrus, Family, Greening, Highlands County, Laurie Hurner, UF/IFAS Extension

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

by Lourdes Mederos
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

UF/IFAS Extension to Help Teach Updated Farm Safety at Workshop

by Brad Buck
December 5, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Farm workers can learn updated safety rules from faculty with the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension and others at a Dec. 18 conference in Sebring. UF/IFAS Extension faculty from ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Environmental Protection Agency, Farm Safety, Laurie Hurner, Respirator Fit Tests, UF/IFAS Extension, Worker Protection Standards, Workshop

Women in Ag: Laurie Hurner

by Samantha Murray
March 21, 2018

You might say that orange juice runs in Laurie Hurner’s veins. A fifth-generation Floridian from a citrus-growing family, Hurner remembers how she and her two sisters grew up in her family’s groves. “At a young age, we started learning ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops
Tags: Citrus, Highlands County, Laurie Hurner, News, Women In Ag

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