Growing Native Yaupons for Tea Leaf Harvest

Growing Native Yaupons for Tea Leaf Harvest

Yaupon holly (Ilex spp.) are native plants to that grow very well and abundantly in Florida soils.  Yaupon is a very old plant that historically has been used as an important food source, medicine, and even used as a ceremonial item by Timucua Indigenous groups for...
Friday Feature:  Jerry Dakin – Florida Farmer of the Year

Friday Feature: Jerry Dakin – Florida Farmer of the Year

This week’s featured video was produced by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Jerry Dakin, Dakin Diary Farms who was selected as Florida’s entry to compete in the Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Swisher Sweet Farmer of the Year recognition.  Dakin was one...
Friday Feature:  McArthur Farms’ 2022 Peanut Harvest

Friday Feature: McArthur Farms’ 2022 Peanut Harvest

This week’s video was produced by Jim MacArthur, McArthur Farms, Malone, Florida, for his Field Rows YouTube Channel.  This video shows the farm crew in action during the height of the 2022 peanut harvest season.  With his video camera and drone, Jim shows all...
Benefits of a Forestry Consultant

Benefits of a Forestry Consultant

  Stephen Greer, County Extension Director, UF/IFAS Extension Santa Rosa   Forest landowners can use the services of a professional consulting forester in several ways.  The use of a consulting forester can be justified by the timber stand’s...