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Advantage Hedging & Topping: Citrus Trees Responding to Nutrition and ‘Drastic Cuts’ Like many people in the citrus industry, April Miller is doing business differently these days because of citrus greening disease. Miller, who travels around the state giving citrus trees “haircuts” to encourage new growth, is now being asked to make “drastic cuts.” In […]

A foodie in a farmers’ market is like being a kid in an old fashioned candy story… I want one of this, two of that, a bag of those, a big one of that… You might know how to cook most of what you find, but part of the fun of a market is buying

Hello Everyone! I’m very excited to be a new member of the Central Florida Ag News team! I wanted to tell you all a little about myself and my mission. When I started “Ag Time with Abby” on the radio I wanted to unite all local FFA chapters, get the community involved with their local

Florida’s farmers and ranchers have not only fueled our people and economy for the last five centuries, they have proven themselves as responsible and innovative stewards of our land. Today, Florida farms and ranches produce nearly 300 different agricultural commodities on 10 million acres of land. And at the same time, agricultural operations are preserving

Bringing home the bacon is easy if you have money and a store nearby. But even bacon can get boring. Florida hunters have a lot to choose from that can rival bacon in the tasty department. Following the rules, a good shot can bag alligator, Burmese python, deer, dove, duck, quail, and small game including

They say that all great ideas come from finding a solution to a problem.  The Wild Game Food Bank (WGFB) scores a direct bullseye in the “great ideas” department, no doubt.  Developed by Central Florida agriculture community member, Caitlin Meadows, the WGFB brings together wild game donated by area hunters, local game processors, and Central

Thanks to a new technological development by the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) and the Florida-Friendly Landscaping program, Florida home owners and garden enthusiasts can now obtain expert gardening tips and advice just by reaching in their pockets and grabbing their smartphones.

They are pretty and they smell good. Inside, they look like marvels of engineering. Or, maybe something brought back from a space trip. They’re Florida grapefruit.

As many of you know, one of America’s favorite beverages is at grave risk.  Though Florida’s citrus trees have overcome many challenges over the last five centuries, including freezes, hurricanes, and canker, its latest challenge poses an existential threat to the industry.

Florida’s blueberry growers spend $6,000 to $8,000 an acre on pine bark to make sandy soil suitable for their crop. They count on labor to hand pick berries, as well as high prices during an exclusive spring marketing window to make it all pay off.