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UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research & Education Center

UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research & Education Center

Dr. Liz Felter

Regional Specialized Agent, Central District, Food Systems and Ornamental Horticulture


Dr. Liz Felter is a regional specialized agent (RSA) for UF/IFAS Extension, working and collaborating at the interface of Central Florida food systems and ornamental horticulture while serving Flagler, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, and Volusia counties. A horticulturalist and communicator, Felter has a passion for building collaboration networks between those who produce food and those who consume it. As an RSA, Felter develops, plans, organizes, implements, and teaches educational programs that focus on food systems and ornamental plant production in Central Florida.

Due to her extensive knowledge of plant production, Felter has developed one of the most preeminent Integrated Pest Management courses in the country. The program, which hosts nurserymen and women from around the country, teaches the fundamentals with an emphasis on scouting techniques to identify and prevent pest infestations before they become widespread. The course is co-taught with entomologists, plant pathologists, physiologists and weed scientists to cover a broad range of pest problems common in the horticultural industry. Before her career at the University of Florida, Felter worked as the landscape supervisor at the Marriot World Center, where she established the first in-house grounds maintenance department in all of corporate Marriott. While there, she collaborated to develop an integrated pest management program that revolutionized pest management in the interior landscape industry.

 

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Contact

Email: lfelter@ufl.edu

Phone: 407-410-6961

  • Education
    • Ph.D., Agricultural Education and Communication, University of Florida

    • M.S., Agricultural and Extension Education, University of Florida

    • B.S., Horticultural and Agricultural Communications, The Ohio State University

  • Extension Publications

The Latest from Dr. Liz Felter

Liz Felter Recognized for Outstanding Leadership, Service with Gene A. Batson Award

Regional Specialized Extension Agent Liz Felter has been awarded the 2024 Gene A. Batson Award by the Florida Nursery, Growers, and Landscape Association (FNGLA) Action Chapter....
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MREC Exhibits at 2024 Landscape Show, Sharing Research and Resources

The Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC) connected with industry professionals at the Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA)’s 2024 Landscape Show, a three-day event that brings in over 7,000 industry...
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2024 Growing Together Symposium Connects Agricultural Community with Experts, Resources

The Growing Together Symposium made a memorable return on Aug. 1 for its second annual event, bringing together over 45 Central Florida farmers, growers and industry professionals at the UF/IFAS Mid-Florida Research and Education Center (MREC)....
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