University of Florida/IFAS Collier County Extension

Join Jenn for a Virtual Class offering TOMORROW, June 5!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-cottage-foods-in-florida-tickets-1990573867021?aff=oddtdtcreator

First Virtual Class is coming up on May 12- What's the Buzz on Bees (Apiaries and Honey Production).

Registration is on EventBrite: StartingStrongSmallFarms

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/63660061773?aff=ebdsshios

Individual Links to classes:

Class1: What's the Buzz: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-strong-a-small-farm-homesteading-1-whats-the-buzz-on-bees-tickets-1986865695781

Class 2: Mastering Small Scale Poultry Production: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-strong-a-small-farm-homesteading-2-small-scale-poultry-tickets-1986865352755

Class 3: Intro to Ruminants: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-strong-a-small-farm-homesteading-3-intro-to-ruminants-tickets-1986867590448

Class 4: Grass Farming 101 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-strong-a-small-farm-homesteading-4-grass-farming-101-tickets-1988962795262

Class 5: Legally Selling Livestock Products from your Farm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-strong-a-small-farm-homesteading-5selling-livestock-products-tickets-1317805314169

Living alongside wildlife is part of life in Florida—especially when you have pets or livestock.

Join us for the Living with Wildlife: Safeguarding Pets & Livestock workshop on May 30 (9:00 AM–3:00 PM) at the Collier UF/IFAS Extension Office to discover practical strategies for protecting your animals and reducing conflict.

Sessions are tailored to both hobby livestock owners and working lands operations. Hear from partners and landowners with firsthand experience, and explore tools and strategies, depredation investigations, and available assistance and compensation programs.

Our Collier County 4-H Livestock club will have food available for purchase, with proceeds supporting their programs.

All are welcome.

Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/May30Workshop

Just like migratory birds, lovebugs signal changes in the seasons from spring to summer! Have you noticed lovebugs on your commute?

More on this infamous Florida fly 🔗 https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN694

Not all classrooms have four walls! Over 350 Immokalee 1st graders swapped their desks for the annual 4-H AgVenture at Roberts Ranch. They learned about farm animals, seeds, pollinators, forestry, and the day in the life of cowboy with the Collier County Cattlemen’s Association.

Check out these highlights from the Collier County 4-H program below!



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Not all classrooms have four walls! Over 350 Immokalee 1st graders swapped their desks for the annual 4-H 1st Grade AgVenture at Roberts Ranch 🍀 . They learned about farm animals, seeds, pollinators, forestry, and the day in the life of cowboy with Gator and Ricky from the Collier County Cattlemen’s Association. #4H #AgVenture #Immokalee #colliercounty #floridaagriculture ageducation