Indian River County Extension

Working in cooperation with county, state, and federal government the Land Grant University of Florida helps people, business leaders, and government officials address issues and needs through research and education. Each county Extension office is a branch of the University's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), and offers a wide range of programs. Indian River currently has Agriculture, 4-H Youth Development, Master Gardeners, and Pesticide Application testing programs.  More on Land Grant Universities...

  Swine Influenza:

Swine influenza (Swine Flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by a Type A influenza virus that regularly causes outbreaks in pigs. The U. S. Center for Disease Control (CDC) realizes the growing concern of the Type A (H1N1) swine flu that is contagious between humans. Updated guidance and new information as it becomes available will be posted on the following website:
www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ 
A frequently asked questions page on this same website can be accessed here:
www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm

Lovebugs are Back!

Everything you ever wanted to know (and some you really didn't) can be found on the University's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) website's Lovebug page. And, no, they really did not escape from a UF lab experiment way back in the 1970s!   More.

   Workshop: Breeding for Whitefly-transmitted Virus Resistance

Will provide state-of-the-art information on breeding vegetable crops for resistance to whitefly-transmitted viruses, with an emphasis on tomato and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus. July 22-23, 2009 at the Royal Plaza Hotel in the Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida.  More.