by Danielle S. Williams | Jul 18, 2025
UF/IFAS Extension Gadsden County will host this year’s Big Bend Pesticide Safety Training Series. The series is a multi-county collaboration between Gadsden, Leon, and Jefferson County Extension Agents. The series is scheduled for September 8th-11th at the...
by Mark Mauldin | Apr 11, 2025
As of April 1, 2025, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has transitioned away from their previous pesticide websites to a new aggregated Division of Agricultural Environmental Services (AES) Licensing Portal – all pesticide...
by external | Mar 21, 2025
UF/IFAS has been the primary provider for pesticide certification exam locations through the county extension network for many years. However, in 2025, due to technological updates to Windows, internet networks, and the computers UF/IFAS have been using for testing,...
by Ethan Carter | Mar 7, 2025
The 2025 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course was held Thursday, March 6, in Marianna, Florida. The event had a great turnout with 143 people. This annual event is a regional peanut and cotton production meeting located in the Central Panhandle, supporting growers from...
by Jennifer Bearden | Jul 16, 2024
No doubt, drones are increasingly popular in agriculture these days, as well as in many other industries. Drones are aircraft and not toys (unless they weigh under 0.55 pounds). As such, they are subject to FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) regulations. Drones...
by Ethan Carter | Jun 28, 2024
Ethan Carter & Julie McConnell, Regional Extension Agents, Northwest Florida District UF/IFAS Extension has historically been the primary pesticide exam administer on behalf of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), but that...
