UF IFAS Extension Gadsden County

10/26/2026

🌾💚 SWEET KNOWLEDGE IS GROWING! 🚜✨

Calling all backyard gardeners, homesteaders, farmers, and future growers! 🌱

Ever wondered what it takes to grow and harvest your own sugarcane? 🍯 Well, here’s your chance to learn from the experts!

Join us for Sugarcane Field Day at the FAMU Research & Extension Center!

📅 Thursday, November 12, 2026
⏰ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 4259 Bainbridge Highway, Quincy, FL

🌿 Learn about small-acreage sugarcane production, pest management, harvesting safety, and more!

And yes, there’s even a sugarcane harvest and cut-your-own giveaway! 🌾🙌🏽

📞 Register by calling (850) 875-7255.

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to expand your growing knowledge, this is an opportunity you don’t want to miss!

💚 Grow • Harvest • Preserve • Thrive

10/09/2026

For our local farm owners, check out the recent blog post from UF/IFAS on steps to prepare your farm for Hurricanes. Please make sure to handle your preparation steps accordingly and before resources begin closing later this afternoon.

Post storm, if you have an emergency response needed, like escaped livestock, please call into the Gadsden Emergency Operations call center. Gadsden Extension is working with Gadsden County Emergency Management to have response plans and options in place to assist post storm.

Please be safe, and make sure to keep all records, photos, and any documentation of damage to use in filling damage assessment reports post storm.

Hurricane preparedness for Florida farms starts before the storm. Learn how to protect livestock, equipment, structures, and important records this season.

10/09/2026

Horse owners, please see the attached article from UF Large Animal Veterinary Clinic on how to prepare horses for storms. This is a great refresher for all our horse owners in Gadsden County as Isaias makes its way towards landfall.

The Atlantic hurricane season is active from June through November. Advance disaster planning for your family, pets and horses is crucial to minimize panic and consequences, should a storm strike your area. This checklist will help you prepare. Vaccines: Ensure that your horse’s core vaccines are ...

10/08/2026

The Gadsden County Extension Office will be closed starting today at 4:00 PM and remain closed until Monday October 12th at 8:00 AM. The office will be shifting to Emergency Operations staging and shelter for county response employees. Everyone please stay safe!

10/05/2026

💚 Growing Green for National 4-H Week! 💚

We’re showing our 4-H pride and celebrating a program that helps our youth learn, lead, serve, and GROW! 🌱🍀

From planting seeds of knowledge to growing the leaders of tomorrow, 4-H is making an impact—and we’re proud to ! 💚

🍀 Happy National 4-H Week! 🍀

09/30/2026

We will have Baby Chicks tomorrow, October 1st. THE PRICE IS $5.00 PER CHICK AS A DONATION TO GADSDEN 4-H. Pick up will be 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm. Please text your name and Order to Martha at 850-933-2372
We have these chicks available:
Ayam Cemani 10
Black Pita Pinta 2
Cream Legbar 1
Gold Owlbeard 1
Golden Spitzhauben 1
Icelandic 1
Niederrheiner 4
Silver Deathlayer 3
Silver Spitzhaben 1
Swedish Black Hen 2

09/25/2026

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09/25/2026

Walk with us! UF IFAS Extension Gadsden County is part of Let's Walk Florida! and you can join the fun!
Register to participate in Let’s Walk Florida! via Eventbrite here,

Discover the power of daily movement! Join Let's Walk Florida! a fun 8-week statewide physical activity challenge!

09/23/2026

Reminder we have our fall backyard poultry workshop tomorrow night. It will be at the UF/IFAS NFREC-Quincy on Pat Thomas at the 267/I-10 exit. If you want to learn more about having backyard poultry, come join us for this workshop.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2026-beginning-backyard-poultry-workshop-tickets-1997454342709