by Doug Mayo | Sep 19, 2025
This week’s featured video was published by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Jim Alderman, the 2025 Florida farmer of the Year. Watch the video to hear how this veteran farmer started small and built a highly regarded produce operation. Not only is he...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 22, 2025
This week’s featured video was published by the Environmental Stewardship Award Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Mark & Debbie Overstreet, Kathleen Florida (Polk County) were recognized at NCBA Mid-year Meeting last month...
by external | Jul 25, 2025
Megan Winslow, Public Relations Specialist, UF/IFAS Communications Bob Hochmuth, Live Oak, Florida, grew up on a 1,000-acre vegetable farm on Maryland’s eastern shore. As a child, he watched his father and two uncles manage the farm, and the three men were always...
by Hardeep Singh | Mar 28, 2025
Hardeep Singh, West Florida Research & Education Center, Vivek Sharma, UF Ag Engineering, and Olive Stewart, West Florida Research & Education Center Think you have what it takes to grow the best cotton in Florida? Put your skills to the test in the 2025 STEP...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 21, 2025
This week’s featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) to share the story of Jim Strickland, who was inducted into the Florida Ag Hall of Fame, in February. Jim’s family has been cattle ranching in...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 7, 2025
This week’s featured video was published by the Florida Department of Agriculture to share the story of Cary and Marcia Lightsey, cattle ranchers from Lake Wales, Florida, who were inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame in February, by the Department...
