by mutrimermorata | Aug 8, 2025
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is launching Operation Cleansweep for Pesticides for the 2025–26 season — a program designed to help agricultural operations safely remove old or unusable chemicals from storage. The intent of...
by Kalyn Waters | Aug 8, 2025
At the end of July, UF/IFAS Extension Holmes County partnered with the National Deer Association (NDA) and Arthur Little, a local perennial peanut farmer, to host the first Field to Fork hunting program in Florida’s Panhandle. The program aims to introduce...
by Donna Arnold | Aug 8, 2025
The 2025 Emerging Farmers Symposium will take place on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at the Florida A&M University Research and Educational Center, located at 4259 Bainbridge Highway in Quincy, Florida, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM EDT. This event is designed to support...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 8, 2025
This week’s humorous video was published by Eddie’s Got Funny Jokes. Cash flow can be a real challenge for farm families, especially for big ticket items kids desire. Listen to Eddie tell this classic joke about how a farm wife deals with money issues...
by Molly Jameson | Jul 31, 2025
Choosing where to sell your farm products can feel a little like planting a fruit tree – it takes effort to get established, not everything will thrive in your soil, and ideally, it’s something you’ll be glad you planted years down the road. In the Florida...
by Hannah Baker | Jul 31, 2025
Mid-Year Review: Inventory, Cattle on Feed, & Expansion Efforts On July 25th, USDA released the July Cattle Inventory Report. This report provides insight into herd numbers and expansion efforts, specifically heifer retention. USDA did not release this report...