Here are a few plants to test your knowledge. The common name for coreopsis, the state wildflower, is tickseed, due to the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Alachua County and UF/IFAS held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday to mark the beginning of the construction of the new county extension office headquarters. The new building, located at 22712 W.

During my three years working for the Extension Office, I have found that Extension work leaves you extended in many different directions. There are expectations to perform at many different levels ...

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 ...

Southwest Florida is home to a wide range of agricultural commodities, and our farmers are producing some of the freshest fruits, vegetables and seafood you can find. That’s good news for our ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UF/IFAS Extension’s Peanut Butter Challenge is underway, inviting community members to donate jars of peanut butter to help ...