December 2021

Read the Fine Print

Who Owns and Controls Farm Data? by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS correspondent With the rapid development of artificial intelligence, data derived from farms might be more valuable than the crops that growers produce. That’s because farmers can make money from their data when companies use it for other purposes, says a University of Florida scientist.    […]

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Agriculture Advocate

Scarlett Jackson Moves On to National Competition for Excellence Award by TIM CRAIG For Scarlett Jackson, the journey to winning the 2021 Florida Farm Bureau Excellence in Agriculture Award may have started in college, in a general education speech course all students must take. Her speech that day was on the things she grew up

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Polk County Farm Bureau 2021 Outstanding Ag Teacher of the Year Selena Paul of Kathleen Middle School

story by CAROLE MCKENZIE, Polk County Farm Bureau Executive Director photos by MACI MAY, Bartow High School FFA   Congratulations to Selena Paul of Kathleen Middle School, who has been named the Polk County Farm Bureau Outstanding Ag Teacher of the Year!    An ag teacher for nine years, Paul had initially planned to be

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