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Information about the putnam county extension service, including its priorities, student and alumni numbers, budget, and impact on the local community. The extension service offers lifelong learning programs in partnership with the putnam county government and the usda, focusing on residential horticulture, alternative agriculture, 4-h youth skills development, agriculture commodity marketing, and nutrition, food safety and health.
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Putnam Cooperative Extension Service 111 Yelvington Road, Suite 1 East Palatka, FL 32131- Phone: 386-329-
Extension Director: Edsel Redden E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://putnam.ifas.ufl.edu/
Extension program priorities for the county include residential horticulture, alternative agriculture, 4-H youth skills development, agriculture commodity marketing, and nutrition, food safety and health.
Impact: Students at UF from county 129 IFAS/CALS students from county 14
UF alumni/donors in county 1, Including: agriculture/life sciences alumni 85 forestry/conservation alumni 25 veterinary medicine alumni 10 Total IFAS alumni in county 114 ( without overlap)
Budget for fiscal year 2007: County funds for Extension $325, State and federal funds for Extension $302, Total County Extension budget: $627,
With state support, IFAS provides the citizens of Putnam County with lifelong learning programs in partnership with the Putnam County government and the United States Department of Agriculture. The breadth of educational programs offered in each county responds to the local needs of families, youth, the economically disadvantaged, schools, regulatory agencies, community organizations, and industry. In the 2000 census, the Putnam County population was 70,423. Official projections put the population at 73,764 in 2005.
Statewide, the economic impact of the agricultural and natural resources industries is $97.8 billion a year. The impact is strong in Putnam because the county has 92,619 acres in farmland. The 466 farms average 199 acres with a value of $471,370 and producing $46.7 million countywide in agricultural products annually.
From increasing agricultural production to developing new food safety techniques, from establishing new pest control technologies to protecting and preserving Florida’s bountiful natural resources, UF/IFAS, its 13 research and education centers located from Miami-Dade to Escambia County, and its 67 extension offices (one in every county) have an impact far beyond its campus in Gainesville.
This page was produced with the latest information from a variety of sources. Last modified Sep 20, 2007 by Jack Battenfield of External and Media Relations.