by Doug Mayo | Jul 19, 2019
Source: Florida Farm Bureau Each year, Florida Farm Bureau recognizes legislators for their support of the Florida Agriculture Industry. This year their state board of directors selected Senator George Gainer as the Senator of the Year. Senator Gainer represents...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 28, 2019
Every five years, farmers from across the U.S. complete detailed questionnaires that provide the best statistical information available about the farming industry in this country. State and county data from the 2017 US Census of Agriculture was released in April...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 21, 2019
This week’s featured video was published by Allie Raffa, Fox News to share the challenges to the timber industry following Hurricane Micheal. She interviewed fifth-generation timber farmer, Will Leonard in Calhoun County. Use the following link to see the...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 7, 2019
This week’s featured video was a published news story from Fox News to raise awareness about a serious issue. Florida’s 500 year old cattle industry is shrinking. The main culprit is development in Florida. St. Johns County Rancher, Allan Roberts and...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 3, 2019
This week’s featured video was published by the Your Morning Show out of Canada back in September to share the concept of a Floating Dairy in the Netherlands. This month, according to Diary Herd Management, the first 32 cows are floating on the New Meuse River,...
by Doug Mayo | May 24, 2019
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, representatives from UF/IFAS Extension, Florida Farm Bureau, and the Small Business development Center (SBDC) provided information to farmers on two disaster recovery programs initiated by the Governor and the Florida Legislature. ...
