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The Cooperative Extension Service is nationwide and was established by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. It is a partnership between state land grant universities, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the county governments throughout the nation. All of these groups share in the planning, financing, and operation of extension programs. In Florida, the Cooperative Extension Service is administered by the University of Florida.

Citrus County Extension serves  as a link between the local community and the university by providing a wide variety of educational  opportunities for local adults and youth.  We offer programs focused on locally determined and citizen influenced priorities in areas such as lawns and gardens, nutrition and wellness, financial management, natural resources, Florida-friendly landscape practices, and youth development (4-H).

What We Can Help With

vegetable basketAgriculture

butterflyNatural Resources

4-H Children in a kitchen4-H Youth Development

Clipping plantsLawn & Garden

family at farmers marketFamily Resources

food safetyLearning Opportunities

 

Contact

Marguerite Beckford, EdD
County Extension Dir/Horticulture Agent II

Phone (352) 527-5700

 

citrus@ifas.ufl.edu

Contact our Master Gardener Volunteers:

if-svc-citrusmg@ad.ufl.edu

 

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Physical Address
3650 W Sovereign Path, Ste 1
Lecanto, FL  34461    

Mailing Address
3650 W Sovereign Path, Ste 1
Lecanto, FL 34461

Hours
Monday-Friday
8:00am – 5:00pm

 

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