Understanding Ag Awareness Programming throughout UF/IFAS Extension: Supporting Citizen Awareness of Food Systems and the Environment

Drs. Clyde Fraisse (blue shirt) and Natalia Peres (orange shirt) speak with graduate students amongst rows of strawberries at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm, Florida. Strawberry, fruit, agriculture, food production. UF/IFAS Photo by Tyler Jones.
Florida Extension agents around the state are working to increase public agricultural awareness (Ag Awareness). This five-page fact sheet outlines FLorida’s recent Extension efforts in agricultural awareness and highlight future directions to coordinate and strengthen this work, offering ideas for best practices while avoiding unnecessary duplication. Written by Joy N. Rumble, Kathryn A. Stofer, and Libbie Johnson and published by the Department of Agricultural Education and Communication.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/wc168