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Business resources for starting a farm
IF YOU’RE SEARCHING for something meaningful and rewarding to do with your life, be a...
The current peach harvest and compost observations for the orchard
IF YOU’RE in the peach business, then you’re keenly — and in some cases, painfully...
From the Editor’s Desk: Fresh From Florida Beef is on the horizon
ON APRIL 21, I was able to attend a media event to learn more about...
Postbloom fruit drop has reared its ugly head
IF YOU HAVE nerves of steel, a hardy soul, a resilient persona, and the patience...
Putting ag in the classroom with school gardens
SCHOOL GARDENS are not too cool for school, the statistics show. A Florida Department of...
Tree and lawn care for May in Central Florida
A LOT OF YOUNG backyard citrus trees that have not yet shown signs of greening...
The role of public refrigerated warehousing in school cafeterias, Part I
FOLKS SEPARATED from their public school lunchroom or cafeteria experiences by a period of 25...
Bactericides come to the aid of the citrus industry
FOLLOWING MONTHS of urgent requests and hopeful anticipation, Florida citrus growers now can deploy additional...
Should you buy or lease a farm building?
“WHICH IS BEST: Do I buy or do I lease?” Business owners have been asking...
Sowing benefits with cover crops
THE USE of cover crops has grown like — ahem — a weed in the...
April is the time to prepare for summer growth in your lawn and garden
IT’S MID-APRIL, and for our Florida lawns, the preparations for summer growth are a little...
Wanted: Young organic farmers and ranchers
THE AVERAGE AGE of farmers in the U.S. is 58 years old. In some regions...
Allergen considerations from a global perspective in the food supply chain
MOST U.S. COMPANIES begin as domestic-only enterprises and evolve, because of the global economy, to...
Florida’s universities continue to combat citrus greening
TWO FLORIDA SCHOOLS are continuing their part in fighting against (and protecting Florida’s citrus industry...
Sacrifice today for a better tomorrow
THE THOUGHT in the headline, and the timeless wisdom behind it, came to mind a...
Maintenance and upkeep of your lawn
THIS PAST WINTER, if we want to call it that, was nearly nonexistent in Central...
Tax season greetings and tips for the farm business
IT’S TAX SEASON, for individuals and businesses, and I’m about to make a statement that...
A healthy lawn means a happy homeowner
DESPITE THE WARM weather we had over the holidays, just after the New Year we...
To blanket or not to blanket your horse
HORSES NATURALLY grow hair in response to reducing daylight as the weather cools in the...
To reset or not to reset? That is the question
WITH THE USDA’S most recent Florida orange crop estimate at a troubling 69 million, there’s...
