While National Arbor Day is observed in April, Florida celebrates on the third Friday in January to take advantage of the state’s ideal winter planting season. For more details, please contact Strange ...

Close to 100 people on Tuesday gathered near the parking lot of Alachua County’s new UF/IFAS Extension Office to witness the ribbon cutting for the Newberry facility. The cool air was filled with warm ...

The University of Florida Institute for Agriculture and Food Sciences program—commonly known as UF/IFAS, because the official title is quite a mouthful—has offices all over the state through its ...

Lettuce, cucumbers and tomatoes are probably not what first comes to mind when you think of school supplies. But these crops were a part of most lessons taught in limited resourced communities by ...

HASTINGS, Fla. — The University of Florida has launched a potato breeding program at its Hastings location to help growers in the area stay in business. Northeast Florida is home to more than 20,000 ...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County Office is pleased to announce the 2025 Peanut Butter Challenge. From Sept. 30 to Oct.31, 2025, participants can bring unopened peanut butter ...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County has named Ebony Griffin as its new family and consumer sciences agent. Griffin joined UF/IFAS Extension in 2018 through the Family Nutrition ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The UF/IFAS Extension’s Peanut Butter Challenge is underway, inviting community members to donate jars of peanut butter to help fight food insecurity across Florida. Running from ...

“You should reach out to the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Office.” “I bet the UF/IFAS Leon County Extension Office could help you with that question!” “Ooooh, great question! Have you reached out to ...

Brevard County Master Gardeners offer free gardening and insect advice to residents. Master Gardeners operate clinics at various locations and times throughout the county. Residents can also contact ...

The University of Florida has launched a new bilingual online resource to help farmers with business planning. The platform offers step-by-step guidance for creating comprehensive farm business plans.

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Services named its new dean of extension and director of the Florida Cooperative Extension Service on Tuesday. Andra Johnson, currently ...