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Okeechobee, FL  34972-2303

Phone: (863) 763-6469                     

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Hurricane Faye Update:

Click here to go to Okeechobee Emergency Management 

Extension Vegetable Gardening Workshop 8/19/08 postponed - date TBA

      Okeechobee Extension Hurricane information page   

  For National Hurricane Center tropical storm webpage        click here. 

 

2008 Master Gardener Class

begins September 3rd

  For more information click here

Horse owners:  Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) cases are on the rise - get vaccinations to protect your animals and yourself!

FDACS Commissioner Bronson:  July 2 Press Release

For more information go to the UF/IFAS Encephalitis Information System (webpage)

Africanized Honeybees (AHB) Honeybee - links to new page

A local Okeechobee County Extension page on AHB can be found at: [click on Bee]

UF/IFAS African Honeybee Extension Program Home Page

Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services - African Honey Bee page
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 Master Gardeners in Costa Rica

Biofuels: Fact or fantasy? Click here for more on this hot topic!

Okeechobee County Fair2008 Okeechobee County Fair!

click on logo for details  >>>>

Okeechobee, Glades, & Highlands Counties now offer 

Florida Yards & Neighborhood Programs

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Okeechobee FYN website 

Early symptoms of citrus greening Citrus Diseases:Citrus canker symptoms Citrus Greening

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Dried up Lake Okeechobee Lake Okeechobee Water Levels:

How Low will it go?  Click here for  "Lake" photos

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