Pasco Cooperative Extension

If you haven't met the Cooperative Extension faculty and staff in Pasco county, please visit the east office to meet them and learn more about their services.  They welcome the opportunity to talk with you and explain the unique role Extension plays in your community.

Your county Extension faculty offer educational services in Pasco through a three-way cooperative arrangement between the Board of County Commissioners, the University of Florida, and the United States Department of Agriculture.  They are actually off-campus faculty members of the University of Florida.  Your Extension agents are trained professional educators who desire the opportunity to serve you.

We want our customers to be aware that Pasco, Sumter, Citrus and Hernando counties share regional specialized agents with each agent assisting the four counties in their area of expertise.  Select the "Faculty and Staff" link located in the blue line at the top of this page to learn their names and what each one's specialty is.

Information is furnished to residents using:

• personal contacts - mail, visits, phone, plant clinics, etc.
• public meetings - tours, seminars, workshops, exhibits
• publications - software, bulletins, factsheets, etc.
• volunteers - trained by Extension to teach others
• mass media - website, newspaper, television, radio and newsletters
  

• April is Water Conservation Month.  Researchers estimate that more than half of all potable water is used outdoors, often unnecessarily.  Check out the below sites to learn how to maximze the effectiveness of water applied to the landscape:
• Community Water-Wise Awards
  For more than 10 years, the Community Water-Wise Awards have recognized those who use the best in water-efficient landscape design and maintenance.  Winning landscapes demonstrate the beauty and resiliency of water-wise, Florida-friendly landscapes, and your yard might have what it takes to win.  Select this link to learn more and to enter your landscape by June 30, 2012.
  
  http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/water/lawn_care_and_irrigation.html
  
  http://livinggreen.ifas.ufl.edu/water/water_quality.html
  
  http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/AE/AE22100.pdf