Tag: Pasco County

Agricultural ‘quarantine’ explained, with two Florida counties under such orders

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
July 11, 2022

Two Florida counties were put under quarantine in recent weeks, but this has nothing to do with COVID-19. An agricultural quarantine is intended to prevent the spread of invasive species, but the protocols are unrelated to restrictions put ... READ MORE

Category: Invasive Species, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agricultural Quarantine, Giant African Land Snail, Invasive Species, Oriental Fruit Fly, Pasco County, Pinellas County, Quarantine, Whitney Elmore

Community Wellness Focus of New Walking Program

by Samantha Murray
June 11, 2019

Walking has many benefits—physical exercise, stress relief, fresh air. A new University of Florida walking program adds another benefit: comradery. Let’s Walk Florida is a 12-week program where community members team up to start a lifelong ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Jefferson County, Lake County, News, Pasco County, Walking

Celebrate Earth Day with UF/IFAS

by Samantha Murray
April 15, 2019

Every Earth Day needs a scientific perspective. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has hundreds of scientists and educators ready to share scientific insights into today’s most important environmental ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, Forests, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Alachua County, Artificial Reefs, CALS, Citrus County, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Earth Day, Escambia County, Everglades, Levy County, Miami-Dade County, Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Oyster Reefs, Pasco County, Plastic, Prescribed Fires, Sarasota County, Seminole County, St. Johns County

4-H youth win college scholarships for grilling flair

by Samantha Murray
October 18, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The smell of cooking meat wafted through the covered patio at the UF/IFAS Extension Straughn Professional Development Center last Saturday as 30 youth crouched over charcoal grills, brushing on glazes and checking internal ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, AGRICULTURE, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Broward County, Leon County, News, Pasco County, Walton County

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