20th Annual Seagrass Awareness Celebration, March 6, 2020, Noon until 4 pm

10/19/2022

10/19/2022

Did you know that you can ship peanut butter from Amazon.com right to our office in Santa Rosa County? Check it out and ship peanut butter to:

UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension Office
6263 Dogwood Drive
Milton, FL 32570!

09/24/2022

🥜The Peanut Butter Challenge, UF/IFAS Extension’s annual collection for local food pantries that launched in the Florida Panhandle in 2012, is again spreading statewide this year. In 2021, citizens of Santa Rosa County donated 1,142 jars (1,635 lbs.) of peanut butter to the challenge.

📣 Businesses, civic or faith-based organizations interested in collecting peanut butter to support the needs of the community should contact Chris Verlinde at 850-777-7884 or [email protected] or Libbie Johnson at 850-857-2313 or [email protected].

Current drop locations include:
- All SRC Libraries, Jay, Milton, Pace, Navarre, and Gulf Breeze
- UF/IFAS Extension Offices in Jay at 5259 Booker Ln. and Milton, 6263 Dogwood Dr.
- SRC Administration complexes at 6495 Caroline St. in Milton and the South-end Annex at 5841 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. in Gulf Breeze
- SRC Clerk of Courts at 6495 Caroline St. in Milton
- SRC Chamber of Commerce at 4315 Avalon Blvd. in Milton
- SRC Visitors Center at 8543 Navarre Pkwy. in Navarre
- Immanuel Baptist Church at 4187 Hwy. 90 in Pace, (drop off will be in admin office on Alba St.)
- Pace Water System at 4401 Woodbine Rd. in Pace
- Escambia River Electric Cooperative at 3425 Hwy. 4 in Jay
- Cornerstone Christian Church at 14047 Alabama St. in Jay

According to the 2019 FDACS Agriculture by the Numbers report, in 2018, local farmers in Santa Rosa County produced 71.1 million pounds of peanuts. Most of these peanuts are used for peanut butter. According to the National Peanut Board, it takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter. There are enough peanuts in one acre to make 35,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

In addition to community donations, the Florida Peanut Producers Association (FPPA) and Florida Peanut Federation (FPF) have partnered with the project for years. These organizations are based in the northwest and northeast peanut-producing regions of the state and will again contribute to the totals distributed to food pantries in those regions.

09/19/2022

Like seafood? Thank an estuary
It's National Estuaries Week. Did you know that 75% of commercial fish caught in the U.S. spend some or all of their life in an estuary? There are more than 40 estuaries in the Gulf of Mexico. Give back to this important resource by joining a cleanup, or sharing this and other National Estuaries Week posts on social.


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09/13/2022

09/13/2022

REMINDER: ELAP WEBINAR TOMORROW!

The webinar will occur on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 3:00 pm EDT. You can attend remotely! The workshop will be broadcast live via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95754033135 . Resources and recordings will be made available.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is responsible for the delivery of federal farm programs to help producers manage risks and recover from disasters. USDA FSA will be providing information to shellfish growers on the availability and requirements of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm raised Fish Program or ELAP. Information will include eligible losses, required documentation and important deadlines to meet in accordance with program regulations. Heather Boyd, Agricultural Program Specialist at the FSA state office will be available to answer questions.

This workshop is cohosted by the UF IFAS Shellfish Aquaculture Extension and Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture.

For more information, contact Leslie Sturmer at 352.543.5057 or [email protected].

Additional Forms & Resources:
- USDA FSA website- https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/emergency-assist-for-livestock-honey-bees-fish/index
- ELAP Factsheet- https://go.ufl.edu/qic9yl3
- Adding ELAP to Your Disaster Recovery Tool Box- https://go.ufl.edu/3gfryz7
- Acreage report form- due 9/30/2022- https://go.ufl.edu/ggu5bcf
- Documentation requirements- https://go.ufl.edu/vbeknwi
- Emergency Loss Assistance form- https://go.ufl.edu/8uv28uz

09/02/2022

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is responsible for the delivery of federal farm programs to help producers manage risks and recover from disasters. USDA FSA will be providing information to shellfish growers on the availability and requirements of the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm raised Fish Program or ELAP. Information will include eligible losses, required documentation and important deadlines to meet in accordance with program regulations. Heather Boyd, Agricultural Program Specialist at the FSA state office will be available to answer questions.

The webinar will occur on Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 3:00 pm EDT. You can attend remotely! The workshop will be broadcast live via Zoom: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/95754033135 . Resources and recordings will be made available.

This workshop is cohosted by the UF IFAS Shellfish Aquaculture Extension and Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Aquaculture.

For more information, contact Leslie Sturmer at 352.543.5057 or [email protected].

Additional Forms & Resources:
- USDA FSA website- https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/disaster-assistance-program/emergency-assist-for-livestock-honey-bees-fish/index
- ELAP Factsheet- https://go.ufl.edu/qic9yl3
- Adding ELAP to Your Disaster Recovery Tool Box- https://go.ufl.edu/3gfryz7
- Acreage report form- due 9/30/2022- https://go.ufl.edu/kt98eve
- Documentation requirements- https://go.ufl.edu/vbeknwi
- Emergency Loss Assistance form- https://go.ufl.edu/8uv28uz

08/11/2022

Help reduce pollution in our ocean by disposing of your boat sewage at the nearest pumpout station. Florida boaters can now find the closest public sewage pumpout, dump station, or mobile pumpout vessel using the app.
Apple Users:
https://apple.co/3H5vJd6
Android Users:
https://bit.ly/downloadnavapp

07/20/2022

If you haven’t registered already, the National Hurricane Center will be hosting two Blue Water Mariner webinars: one on Hurricane Analysis and Prediction and the second webinar on Wind and Wave Forecasting. These webinars are available for up to 250 mariners at no cost. If you are interested, register at the links below:

NHC's webinar on Hurricane Analysis and Prediction:
Thursday, July 21, 2022 3:15 - 4:15 PM EDT
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi.../8382870587481590542

NHC's webinar on Wind and Wave Forecasting:
Friday, July 22, 2022 3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/regi.../1252323276586830095