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WHO ARE WE?. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA – FEDERAL LAND GRANT INSTITUTION (UF) INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (IFAS) UF/IFAS COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE. MISSION.
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WHO ARE WE? • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA – FEDERAL LAND GRANT INSTITUTION (UF) • INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (IFAS) • UF/IFAS • COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES • SCHOOL OF NATURAL RESOURCES • AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION • COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
MISSION • TO PROVIDE SCIENTIFICALLY BASED AGRICULTURAL, HUMAN, NATURAL RESOURCE AND LIFE SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE THAT CITIZENS USE IN MAKING DECISIONS WHICH SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE.
WHERE ARE FACULTY? • 67 COUNTIES AND SEMINOLE TRIBE • 13 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA • MAIN CAMPUS • COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES – 19 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS • SCHOOL FOR NATURAL RESOURCES • SEVERAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTERS • PORTIONS OF THE COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE • FLORIDA SEA GRANT PROGRAM • INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
EXTENSION • COOPERATIVE PROGRAM • FEDERAL GOVERNMENT – USDA • COUNTY GOVERNMENTS • FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY • STATE OF FLORIDA • STATE AGENCIES • STAKEHOLDERS • OTHER UF UNITS • PHARMACY • HEALTH SCIENCES • RINKER SCHOOL OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION • INSTITUTE ON AGING
WHAT DO WE DO? • EXTENSION PROGRAMS STRENGTHEN DECISION MAKING, KNOWLEDGE APPLICATION, ECONOMIC SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL CARE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.
PROGRAM AREAS • AGRICULTURE • NATURAL RESOURCES • FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES • 4-H/YOUTH DEVELOPMENT • AQUATIC AND MARINE RESOURCES • COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT • ENERGY