by Andrea Albertin | Apr 22, 2022
The majority of rural residents in the Florida Panhandle rely on groundwater from private wells for home consumption. Groundwater is also the major source of water used in agricultural production. While public water systems are regulated federally to ensure...
by Molly Jameson | Mar 12, 2021
– Throughout the Panhandle and Big Bend Region of Florida, many residents struggle to access healthy foods. Of the 20 Florida counties with the most people living in poverty, more than half are in the Panhandle and Big Bend Region. Unfortunately, poverty leads...
by Molly Jameson | Oct 4, 2019
Despite the summer-like temperatures we are experiencing as we begin the month of October, fall weather really is right around the corner. And there is no better way to celebrate the change in seasons than to go outside and discover local farms and food systems. When...
by Molly Jameson | Sep 16, 2019
Join UF/IFAS Extension on October 2 and 3 for the 2019 Panhandle Fruit and Vegetable Conference. Not only will participants get the opportunity to learn about the most current innovations in fruit, nut, and vegetable production; marketing and business; and alternative...
by Danielle Sprague | Apr 26, 2019
This year’s Citrus Health Forum took place on Thursday, April 18, 2019 at the UF/IFAS NFREC in Quincy, Florida. Specialists from the University of Florida and the USDA provided growers from across the region with information about current citrus production practices...
by Molly Jameson | Apr 27, 2018
International Compost Awareness Week is May 6-12 this year. This educational initiative, promoted by the Composting Council Research and Education Foundation, was started in Canada in 1995, and has continued to grow in popularity as communities, businesses,...