Category: UF/IFAS Extension

UF/IFAS Santa Rosa Extension to Host: Grower Lunch and Learn on Cotton Jassid and Peanut Disease Management

by Matt Pinhal
June 16, 2026

We're hosting a Lunch and Learn meeting for local row crop growers here in Santa Rosa County on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, at the Jay Community Center. The meeting runs from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and focuses on two timely problems, the cotton ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Cotton, Field Crops, Panhandle Agriculture, Peanut, Pest Management, Santa Rosa, Uf, Uf/ifas

Santa Rosa County Planting Conditions: A Look Back and What’s Coming Next

by Matt Pinhal
May 19, 2026

A lot of growers I've talked to this spring said April felt drier than anything they could remember in recent years. I pulled the past 14 months of data from the FAWN station at Jay, and the numbers confirm what folks were feeling in the field. Last ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Extension, Panhandle Agriculture, Santa Rosa

Meet Santa Rosa County’s New Agricultural Extension Agent

by Matt Pinhal
May 18, 2026

Hello, Santa Rosa County. I'm Matheus "Matt" Pinhal, and I'm honored to be your new Agricultural Extension Agent with UF/IFAS. Originally from Brazil, I earned my bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering before coming to the United States ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Extension, Panhandle Agriculture, Santa Rosa, Uf/ifas

The Cornus of Florida

by joshuacriss
March 8, 2022

A problem of anticipation The feeling is palpable, everyone is ready for spring. Can you hear them? The seeds beckoning in their packets, begging for you to bury them beneath the soil. Every gardener struggles with this dilemma in early ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension

Okaloosa County Fair

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 11, 2017

Okaloosa County's Fair is opening up some of the livestock and animal exhibits/shows to Santa Rosa County 4-Hers! This includes Rabbit, Poultry, Meat and Dairy Goat, Beef, and Dog Shows. The Okaloosa County Fair is scheduled for Sept. ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive

Annual Awards Party

by BLOGS.IFAS
August 7, 2017

Annual Awards Party this Friday, August 11th, 6:00pm-8:00pm. Active 4-H members are invited to come and join the fun this Friday night! We will be recognizing members who submitted their 4-H project books and award applications with their awards. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive

Project Learning Tree Workshop

by BLOGS.IFAS
February 2, 2017

Project Learning Tree Workshop Saturday, March 4, 2017 9 am until 3 pm Pensacola State College-Milton Campus Building 4300, room 4308 5988 US-90, Milton, FL Milton, FL 32583 Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award-winning, interdisciplinary, ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive, Class/seminar, Environmental Education, Project Learning Tree

John Davy and Glen Strange Families Honored as Santa Rosa County Farm Families of the Year

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 28, 2016

On Tuesday, October 4, 2016, the John Davy and Glen Strange families of Panhandle Growers, Inc. were honored as the 2016 Santa Rosa County Farm Families of the Year during the 50th Annual Santa Rosa County Farm Tour. The daylong tour stopped ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Archive, Awards And Recognition

John Davy and Glen Strange Families Honored as Santa Rosa County Farm Families of the Year

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 27, 2016

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agriculture, Archive, Awards & Recognition

Take a Bite Out of Hunger!

by BLOGS.IFAS
October 11, 2016

Join UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa County Extension and the Florida Peanut Producers Association to help take a bite out of hunger by participating in our local peanut butter drive! This is the 5th year of providing our local food pantries with ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Archive, Food Drive

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