by Andrea Albertin | Jan 5, 2024
Aaron and Alice Granberry and their grandson, Aaron Granberry III manage a cattle ranch near Marianna, Florida. The Granberrys have implemented Best Management Practices (BMPs) to increase sustainability and protect groundwater quality on their farm. These BMPs...
by external | Jan 5, 2024
Source: FDACS December 19, 2023 Press Release and Florida Farm Tax Exempt Agricultural Materials (TEAM) Card website Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson announced that farmers and ranchers can apply for the Florida Farm Tax Exempt Agricultural...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 5, 2024
Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and employees. As we begin 2024, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about renewing leases and farmland...
by external | Jan 5, 2024
Source: Southern Ag Today – Joe Outlaw and Bart Fischer, Texas A&M Food Policy Center In remarks during a March 16, 2023, hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Secretary Vilsack testified that while “our policies have...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 5, 2024
This week’s featured video comes from John Deere’s YouTube channel made especially for kids, called John Deere Kids. The tractor video I selected to highlight was one of the shorter ones, but the videos on this channel could be fun ways to share farming...
by Muhammad Shahid | Dec 15, 2023
Muhammad Shahid and Muneer Rehman, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center Chitosan is an edible coating material used to extend the shelf life of perishable commodities. It is a natural polysaccharide derived from chitin, a main component found in...
