Specialty Peppers for Every Heat Level

Specialty Peppers for Every Heat Level

Spring is just around the corner, making it the perfect time to plan your upcoming warm-weather crops, particularly specialty peppers. Our climate is well-suited for growing a wide range of peppers, from sweet and mild varieties to those packing intense heat. Peppers...
Florida Soils are an Indispensable Natural Resource

Florida Soils are an Indispensable Natural Resource

Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak, UF/IFAS Soil Scientist, North Florida Research and Education Center – Quincy Soil is more than dirt. A healthy soil supports a healthy ecosystem and society. As Franklin Delano Roosevelt aptly stated, “A nation that destroys its soil,...
2024 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Worker Wages Summary

2024 Average Farmland Rental Rates and Worker Wages Summary

  Discussions about money can be awkward in almost every type of relationship, but even more so between landowners and farmers, or employers and workers.  As we prepare for 2025, many farmers and landowners have begun discussions about farmland lease agreements....