The future of agriculture is now. Over the last 70 years, farmers have been taught to farm using monoculture, fumigants, expensive high salt fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and now antibiotics to grow our crops. Under this system, we have unknowingly lost our soil’s natural ability to defend itself. Year after year of using these methods has
On Saturday, March 10th, the public was able to see a band of authentic cowboys and cowgirls on an as-real-as-it-can-get cattle drive down Main Street in Immokalee, Florida. It’s a short drive from our Griffin Fertilizer office in La Belle. The event included 200 head of cattle heading to the current Immokalee Pioneer Museum at
IRA? Now’s the Time! The recent stock market volatility has been an interesting ride for everyone – but within the changes lie financial opportunities. For example, it’s an excellent time for those who have not yet made IRA and retirement plan contributions for last year (2017) to consider doing so! Why contribute to an IRA
The friendly city of Auburndale, located in the very heart of Central Florida and the home of Adams Cold Storage (ACS), is about as landlocked as a city can be in the Sunshine State, but that hasn’t kept our company from being in the mix of things in a business based in deep water —
Now that the warm weather has arrived, it’s time for the gardening tips for March. We have some great suggestions this month to make anyone a lawn and gardening pro. Your yard needs some much-needed attention during this month. Ensure that you fertilize your lawn now. Many problems are caused by lack of food. A
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it is easy to let our traditions, like hunting together, get lost and forgotten. Children especially may not appreciate the skill and patience required to successfully bag a deer if they’ve never been taken on a hunting trip. In fact, statistics say that for every 100 adult
March 20th is National Ag Day, and it’s the perfect time to discuss how we can support the local farming community, not just on this day, but all year. The Agriculture Council of America hosts National Ag Day to recognize and celebrate the contributions of agriculture, big and small. The focus is three-fold: to help
You can find a lot of misleading, incorrect or opinion tainted information searching on the internet. Have you thought about where you might look on the internet to find factual data or information? When you have agriculture or equine disease questions, visit the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services website, FreshFromFlorida.com. For horse lovers,
The opportunities for children and teenagers in Florida to learn about the interesting, important, and wonderful world of agriculture are plentiful. Programs such as FFA in the schools and 4H provide many of those opportunities in a structured format, exposing young people to the ways agriculture affects us all, teaching them the work and ways
Congress Finally Passes Bill to Help Florida Farmers in Wake of Irma by REPRESENTATIVE TOM ROONEY When Florida citrus growers looked ahead to their crop projections last year, the future looked bright. This was going to be the year – the year citrus production would finally rebound from citrus greening. But in September, disaster struck Florida’s Heartland.