info@desotobocc.com Home | Departments | Extension Office Extension Office About Extension The extension office is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. The University of Florida (UF), together with Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU), administers the Florida Cooperative Extension Service. At the University of Florida, Extension is located in the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), along with the College of Agricultural and Live Sciences (CALS) and the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, and is called UF/IFAS Extension. Our Mission The University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) is a federal, state, and county partnership dedicated to developing knowledge in agriculture, human and natural resources, and the life sciences and to making that knowledge accessible to sustain and enhance the quality of human life. CLICK HERE to Visit the Extension Office Website Katelyn Mulinix Interim Extension Director Ph: (863) 993-4846 Fax: (863) 993-4849 DeSoto County Extension Office 2150 NE Roan St | Arcadia, FL | Florida | 34266 view map Carrie Baucom Office Manager clbaucom@ufl.edu Ph: (863) 993-4847 Fax: (863) 993 4849 DeSoto County Extension Office 2150 NE Roan St | Arcadia, FL | Florida | 34266 view map Aija Paolillo Extension Agent I, Specialty: Citrus DeSoto County Extension Office 2150 NE Roan St | Arcadia, FL | Florida | 34266 view map Tara Gage Extension Program Manager, Family Nutrition Program (FNP) tgage@ufl.edu Ph: (941) 722-4524 1303 17th Street West | Palmetto | Florida | 34221 view map Jodi Schaefer Extension Program Assistant, 4-H jschaefer1@ufl.edu Ph: (863) 993 4846 DeSoto County Extension Office 2150 NE ROAN ST | Arcadia, FL | Florida | 34266 view map Preparing Livestock for Hurricane publication Preparing Livestock for Hurricane publication read more Click here for full department news archive. DeSoto County | 201 E. Oak Street, Arcadia, FL | 863.993.4800 | info@desotobocc.com © 2021 Desoto County. All rights reserved.