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Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Operation Outdoor Freedom Update
Two years ago, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services launched Operation Outdoor Freedom, a program that invites wounded service members and veterans of the U.S. military to enjoy
Recipe Spotlight: Bringing Home the Bacon and the Bunny
Cooking wild pig doesn’t have to be a boar. We can harvest wild hogs all year in Central Florida, and it might be considered a favor by folks who are
Recipe Spotlight: A tribute to citrus and seafood combinations
Ham and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, citrus and fish . . . some things just go together, even if we don’t usually think so. We’re lucky in Florida to
Florida Roots: La Florida, home of the noble cracker horse
Crack! An undeniably commanding sound when heard from a ten to twelve foot long whip being snapped in the air by a Florida Cracker. Hence the notorious sound lent itself
@griTech: Polk State College has a plan for tomorrow’s farming industry
Florida farmers will have much needed help soon with complex government regulations and technological equipment. Lakeland’s Polk State College previously operated as a community college offering two-year degree programs until
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: A race against time
Citrus makes up roughly $9 billion of Florida agriculture’s $100 billion yearly contribution to the economy and provides more than 75,000 jobs to Floridians. For decades, citrus has been synonymous
Commissioner’s AgriCorner: Planting the seeds for growth in the Florida ag industry
Florida agriculture has played an important role in Florida’s 500-year history, providing food and fiber for the people of Florida, the United States and around the world. Today, Florida agriculture
Harvest time: Organic blueberry growers battle odds in niche market
Seventy-one-year-old Benny McLean Jr.’s family used to grow citrus organically before anybody cared about organics. Before herbicides and chemical fertilizers were introduced in the mid-1960s, they sprayed with sulphur and
Recipe Spotlight: Patriotic desserts made with Florida ingredients
July 4: Dad’s done. The ribs are bare and the corn cobs look like modern art. Though belts are bursting, there’s always room for a little holiday dessert. Now’s the
@griTech: Getting down to the bottom of the problem at the bay
Man-made disasters can create enormous problems for our natural environment, and the BP oil spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in June 2010 was no exception. It has
