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Floridians prefer natural shorelines over armored ones, according to UF/IFAS study

by Megan Winslow
December 18, 2024

When it comes to waterfront property, coastal Floridians are significantly more satisfied with natural shoreline solutions compared to artificial ones, according to a new study helmed by UF/IFAS researchers. (more…) READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, Water
Tags: Armored, Beach, Bulkhead, Cedar Key, Coast, Florida Sea Grant, IFAS, Indian River, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Living Shorelines, Megan Winslow, Natural, Nature, Nature Coast Biological Station, Nature-based, NCBS, Panhandle, Research, Savanna Barry, Seawall, Study, Tampa Bay, UF, UF/IFAS, University Of Florida, Weather, Wetland

Double the Trouble: Be aware of wildfire threats in hurricane aftermath, expert says

by Stella Canfield
April 4, 2023

As a hurricane-prone state, Florida knows all too well the concerns that come with hurricanes -- storm surge, hazardous debris, dangerous wind speeds. But what about wildfires? Though wildfires aren’t usually the first concern after a hurricane, ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Disaster Preparation, Forests
Tags: David Godwin, Fire, Fire Science, Hurricane Ian, Hurricanes, Panhandle, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, Southern Fire Exchange, Wildfires
Prescribed fire at the Ordway-Swisher Biological Station

Following the Panhandle fires? UF expert explains wildfire terms

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
March 9, 2022

As the Florida Forest Service provides updates on multiple wildfires affecting Bay, Calhoun and Gulf counties, people may encounter unfamiliar fire science terminology. To provide some explanation, we asked David Godwin, a fire ecologist ... READ MORE

Category: Disaster Preparation, Forests
Tags: Adkins Avenue Fire, Bertha Swamp Road Fire, Chipola Complex, David Godwin, Fire, Fire Science, News, Panhandle, Southern Fire Exchange, Star Avenue Fire, Wildfire
Hurricane Sally impacts preliminary

Economists estimate $55-100M hit to Florida agriculture due to Hurricane Sally

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 24, 2020

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The combination of crops, livestock and aquaculture products lost as a result of Hurricane Sally will likely be valued between $55 million and $100 million, University of Florida economists predict. The estimate was ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Sally, Panhandle
flooded soybean field

At stake in Sally’s wake: $400 million in Florida Panhandle agricultural products

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 18, 2020

As slow-moving Hurricane Sally approached the Gulf Coast – eventually making landfall as a category 2 storm near Gulf Shores, Alabama, early Wednesday morning – its bands enveloped most of the Florida Panhandle. But like the rest of the ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Agriculture, Christa Court, Economic Impact Analysis Program, Food And Resource Economics, Hurricane, Hurricane Recovery, Hurricane Sally, Panhandle

Peanut Butter Challenge Back on Track After Hurricane Michael Recovery

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
December 19, 2019

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
Tags: Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Hurricane Michael, Indian River County, Jefferson County, Julianne Dinkel, Libbie Johnson, Okaloosa County, Panhandle, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Challenge, Peanuts, Santa Rosa County, UF/IFAS Extension

Feed the Hungry and Meet a Challenge; Donate Peanut Butter to UF/IFAS Extension

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
September 23, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Spread the word – or, in this case, the peanut butter! You can donate unopened jars of peanut butter to hungry Panhandle families from Oct. 1 through Nov. 27, through the Peanut Butter Challenge, a project coordinated ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Florida Peanut Federation, Florida Peanut Producers Association, Libbie Johnson, Panhandle, Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District
fallen trees after Hurricane Michael

Eight Months Later, Reflecting on Hurricane Michael and UF/IFAS Extension’s Role in Recovery

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
June 13, 2019

GAINESVILLE, 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
Tags: Angie Lindsey, Bay County, Calhoun County, Disaster Planning, Franklin County, Gadsden County, Gulf County, Holmes County, Hurricane, Hurricane Michael, Jackson County, Liberty County, Northwest Extension District, Panhandle, Pete Vergot, Recovery, UF/IFAS Extension Northwest District, Washington County

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