by Molly Jameson | Aug 4, 2023
Exploring the Ancient History of Florida’s Soils Beneath the vibrant landscape of Florida lies a living canvas, a testimony to over 600 million years of geological evolution and ecological interactions. Soils, the very foundation of life, harbor secrets...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 28, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Prairie Public Television to share the history of the Bobcat Loader. Two ingenious brothers, Cyril and Louis Keller, grew up on a dairy farm in Minnesota. Their father usually repaired broken machinery parts rather...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 21, 2023
The first Farmall tractor was produced by International Harvester (IH) in 1923. Bert R. Benjamin, IH Engineer, had a vision for a tractor that could replace horses. He developed a revolutionary design that changed farming forever. In 1932, Farmall went all red with...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 24, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture to highlight one of this year’s Florida Ag Hall of Fame inductees. Dr. John Woeste was the Dean of UF/IFAS Extension from 1976 to 1995. Much of the success of UF/IFAS...
by deanthonyprice | Nov 4, 2022
DeAnthony Price, Agriculture Agent, UF/IFAS Extension Jefferson County Native American Heritage Month is celebrated in November to honor the original inhabitants of the Americas. Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans protected local ecosystems and...
by external | Aug 12, 2022
Source: Florida Cow Culture Preservation Committee The Great Florida Cattle Drive 2022 will be held December 4 – 10th, with 500 participants helping take 1,000 head of cattle through some of the last “Old Florida” style lands. To celebrate...
