Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

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Local Updates

Last updated: 04/06/20 ; 9:04 a.m.

Note: All UF/IFAS in-person events and gatherings scheduled through May 15, 2020 are postponed. This extends to volunteer meetings, workshops, demos, conferences, and events such as field days and open houses. Facilities and offices are open and fully operational unless otherwise noted.

Other Status Updates

Main Campus

Unit

Status

Notes

Contact

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS)

Office is not accepting visitors, following UF protocol

UF faculty and staff are working from home and responding to email, phone calls, and Zoom requests

cals-dean@ufl.edu

352-392-1963

Extension Offices

For the latest Extension office closures and status updates, please view the UF/IFAS Extension Offices - Local Updates page.

Research and Education Centers

Unit	Status	Notes	Contact
Citrus REC - Lake Alfred	Closed to visitors
Everglades REC - Belle Glade	Closed to visitors
Florida Medical Entomology Lab - Vero Beach	Closed to visitors
Ft. Lauderdale REC - Davie	Closed to visitors
Gulf Coast REC - Balm	Closed to visitors
Gulf Coast REC - Plant City	Closed to visitors
Indian River REC - Ft. Pierce	Closed to visitors
Mid-Florida REC - Apopka	Closed to visitors
North Florida REC - Marianna	Closed to visitors
North Florida REC - Quincy	Closed to visitors
North Florida REC - Suwannee Valley	Closed to visitors
Range Cattle REC - Ona	Closed to visitors
Southwest Florida REC - Immokalee	Closed to visitors
Tropical REC - Homestead	Closed to visitors
West Florida REC - Jay	Closed to visitors
West Florida REC - Milton	Closed to visitors

Research and Demonstration Sites

Unit	Status	Notes	Contact
Plant Science Research and Education Unit	Closed to visitors
Hastings Agricultural Extension Center	Facility is open, but offices and buildings are closed to outside visitors. See note in this section.	All visitors must have proper authorization to travel. That includes Extension agents, specialists, graduate students, biologists, or other staff from an offsite lab. Visitors must contact Scott Chambers with their plans (personnel visiting, date, time, location(s) on the farm, etc.). Only when Scott responds affirmative that the visit can take place, can the person(s) move forward with the plan. It is preferable that other HAEC Employees are not on site for these visits, or at least are significantly distanced from the visitors on the farm. Visitors must practice CDC guidelines for social distancing, PPE, and other tactics to avoid the spread of COVID-19.	Christian Christensen ctchrist@ufl.edu
Ordway-Swisher Biological Station	Closed to visitors
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory	Closed to visitors
Nature Coast Biological Station	Closed to visitors

4-H Camps

Unit	Status	Notes	Contact
Cherry Lake	Closed to outside user groups	Planning for Residential Summer Camp is in progress, registration process is continuing as normal with an understanding that 100% refund will be given to families if needed due to COVID-19	John Myrick (850) 929-4429 cherrylake4h@ifas.ufl.edu
Timpoochee	Closed to outside user groups	Planning for Residential Summer Camp is in progress, registration process is continuing as normal with an understanding that 100% refund will be given to families if needed due to COVID-19	Ariel Blanton (850) 897-2224 timpoochee4h@ifas.ufl.edu
Cloverleaf	Closed to outside user groups	Planning for Residential Summer Camp is in progress, registration process is continuing as normal with an understanding that 100% refund will be given to families if needed due to COVID-19	William Tillet (863) 465-4884 cloverleaf4h@ifas.ufl.edu