Environmental Horticulture: UF / IFAS Palm Beach County Extension

What Environmental Horticulture: UF / IFAS Palm Beach County Extension does

UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County is a publicly funded county extension office operated as a partnership between the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Palm Beach County government. Headquartered at 559 N Military Trail in West Palm Beach, Florida, with approximately 8 staff, the organization delivers research-based educational programs to county residents across five core areas: agriculture (supporting local farms and nurseries), natural resources and environmental stewardship, 4-H youth development (including a school garden program), home landscapes and horticulture (delivered in part through trained Master Gardener Volunteers), and family resources covering healthy living and parenting.

The entity is part of the University of Florida's land-grant mission, which integrates teaching, research, and extension. Its core technology is research-based educational content developed by UF scientists and Extension specialists, distributed through a dedicated website, the UF/IFAS Blogs network, in-person workshops, community events, a volunteer-driven Master Gardener network, and school-based 4-H curricula. There is no commercial product platform, no proprietary software product, and no AI-driven offering documented; the "platform" is essentially the institutional knowledge base plus the human and volunteer delivery infrastructure.

The business model is government-funded and non-commercial: services are provided free of charge to Palm Beach County residents, financed through appropriations from the county government and the University of Florida, with supplementary private donations accepted via a dedicated giving page. The organization has no traditional revenue, pricing model, sales motion, or ownership structure relevant to private capital. Customer concentration is naturally low because end-users are diffuse county residents, though operational concentration sits with two funding partners (the county and the university).

Name

Environmental Horticulture: UF / IFAS Palm Beach County Extension

Legal name

University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)

Website

https://palm-beach.ifas.ufl.edu

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County is a publicly funded partnership between the University of Florida and Palm Beach County government, delivering free research-based education in agriculture, horticulture, 4-H youth development, family resources, and natural resources to county residents and local farms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Extension Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Major Extension & Outreach Missions (EDAHAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), Land-Grant Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural extension education
• Horticultural research services
• Youth development programs
• Master gardener volunteers
• Community garden education

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Funding (County and University): As a land-grant university extension office, the organization is funded through appropriations from Palm Beach County government and the University of Florida. Services are provided free of charge to county residents.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County delivers research-based educational programs to county residents as a partnership between the University of Florida and Palm Beach County government. Core offerings include the 4-H School Garden Program and broader 4-H youth development activities, the Master Gardener Volunteers Program, agriculture and nursery support for local producers, home landscapes education for residents, family resources covering healthy living and parenting, and natural resources education on environmental stewardship.

Product overview

UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County is a partnership between the University of Florida and county government that provides practical education and outreach services. Rather than a unified product platform, the organization offers a portfolio of educational programs including the 4-H School Garden Program and Master Gardener Volunteers Program for youth and community education; Agriculture Programs supporting local farms and plant nurseries; 4-H & Youth Programs for youth development; Home Landscapes Programs for residential landscaping guidance; Family Resources Programs covering healthy living and parenting; and Natural Resources Programs for environmental education. These programs collectively support local farms, plant nurseries, landscaping businesses, home gardens, youth development, and environmental stewardship through research-based extension services.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 4-H School Garden Program A school-based youth education program helping young people develop valuable life skills and knowledge through gardening activities, delivered in partnership with local Palm Beach County schools.
• Master Gardener Volunteers Program A volunteer program that trains community members to deliver research-based information about home landscaping and horticulture to Palm Beach County residents.
• Agriculture Programs Educational support and research-based guidance for local farms, plant nurseries, and landscaping businesses in Palm Beach County on crop production, pest management, and sustainable practices.
• 4-H & Youth Programs Youth development programs teaching life skills, leadership, STEM, and practical knowledge to young people in Palm Beach County.
• Home Landscapes Programs Research-based guidance and education for residential landscaping, lawn maintenance, and home gardening suited to South Florida's climate.
• Family Resources Programs Education covering family life skills, healthy living habits, parenting support, nutrition, and financial literacy for Palm Beach County residents.
• Natural Resources Programs Environmental education and resources focused on caring for the natural environment, sustainable resource use, and natural resource management in Palm Beach County.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Palm Beach County GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormal partnership between the University of Florida and Palm Beach County government to operate the county extension office. The county provides local funding and governance oversight while the university provides academic leadership, research backing, and Extension expertise. This co-governance model is standard for land-grant university extensions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cornell Cooperative Extension: Land-grant extension network of Cornell University providing horticulture, agriculture, 4-H youth, and family-resources programming across New York counties. Directly comparable in scope, county-based delivery model, and university research pipeline.
• Penn State Extension: Outreach arm of Penn State University delivering applied research-based education in agriculture, horticulture, youth development, and family well-being across Pennsylvania. Directly comparable as a public land-grant extension system.
• Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service: The land-grant extension arm of another major public research university, delivering research-based agricultural, horticultural, youth, and family education across Texas counties. Closely analogous in mission, institutional structure, and delivery channels.
• UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR): University of California's division for agricultural research and extension, providing county-based advisors delivering horticulture, agriculture, and youth programming statewide. Directly comparable in land-grant extension mission and research-backed content.
• UF/IFAS Extension Miami-Dade County: Sibling county extension office within the same UF/IFAS system, delivering an analogous portfolio of agriculture, horticulture, 4-H, and family-resources programming to a neighboring South Florida county. Directly comparable in mandate, funding model, and service mix.

Regional players

• Mounts Botanical Garden: Local Palm Beach County botanical garden providing horticulture education, displays, and classes to residents. Comparable as a regional peer delivering horticulture education and community programming in the same geographic market.
• Farm Bureau of Palm Beach County: Local chapter of Florida Farm Bureau, a member organization advocating for and educating agricultural producers in the county. Comparable as a regional organization serving many of the same farm and nursery clients with overlapping educational and advocacy content.

Broad incumbents

• National 4-H Council: National non-profit that supports the 4-H youth development system delivered through land-grant extensions including UF/IFAS. Comparable as the umbrella organization governing the 4-H youth programming that is one of the extension's core services.
• USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA): Federal agency that administers the Smith-Lever Act funding that underwrites cooperative extension services nationwide. Comparable as the federal-level institutional anchor governing the land-grant extension system in which the Palm Beach County office operates.

Others

• Florida Nursery, Growers and Landscape Association (FNGLA): Statewide trade association representing Florida's nursery, grower, and landscape industry. Comparable as an industry-facing organization providing horticulture education, certification, and best-practice guidance to a heavily overlapping commercial customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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