by Doug Mayo | Nov 3, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Wade Purvis, the 2023 Florida Farmer of the Year. Purvis is a vegetable farmer from Immokalee, Florida that grows edamame (soybeans for human consumption), green beans, lima...
by external | Oct 27, 2023
On October 19th, Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) announced Dr. Saundra TenBroeck as the 2023 Woman of the Year in Agriculture. “I am honored to announce Dr. Saundra TenBroeck as...
by external | Oct 27, 2023
Leanne Dillard (AU), Katie Payne (VT), Lisa Baxter (UGA), Uttam Saha (UGA), and Doug Mayo (UF) The 19th year of the Southeastern Hay Contest featured 468 entries from eight states in the region. The contest featured nine different categories of forages in 2023. Four...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 27, 2023
Every October, the Florida Forestry Association (the other FFA) celebrates Florida Forests Week as a time to promote the timber industry in the state! This year, Florida Forest Week was October 22-28. In Jackson County, a tour was organized by John Alter, Malone,...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 6, 2023
October is peanut harvest season, but it is also the month of the Peanut Butter Challenge across Florida. To celebrate the kickoff of the Peanut Butter Challenge, I thought it would be a great time to share this wonderful video published by Georgia Public...
by external | Sep 22, 2023
Kirsten Romaguera Rabin, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Early reports from agricultural operations in Florida’s Big Bend region indicate production losses caused by Hurricane Idalia fall in an estimated range of $78.8 million to $370.9 million,...
