Features
A Jolly Month for Bok Academy North FFA
by KENDALL FARRAR, Bok North FFA Reporterphotos by advisors JENNIFER WILLIAMS and HAYLEY NEAL December...
Inside the Run the Ranch 5K: Where Conservation and Community Meet
by REBEKAH PIERCE Picture this: Cattle grazing lazily, their tails swishing back and forth languidly...
Researchers Explore Breakthrough Approach to Combat Greening
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Scientists at the University of Florida are testing a new type...
Stars of the Citrus Industry
Meet the 2025 Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inductees The Selection Committee for The Florida...
Start the Year Preventing Pest Problems With Integrated Pest Management
by LUIS RODRIGUEZ 2025 is here, and that brings a whole new year of farming...
$5 Million USDA Grant
UF/IFAS Team Secures Funds to Expand Avocado Production Into Central Florida, Combat Laurel Wilt Disease...
Education & Collaboration
Florida’s Farm to School Program Aims to Connect Local Farmers With the Classroom by RYAN...
The Legacy of Leu Gardens
Orlando Oasis Showcases Botanical Beauty With a Nod to Rare, Endangered Plants by REBEKAH PIERCE...
Booming Bell Pepper Production a Boon for Florida
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida The bell pepper is a...
It’s Almost Time!
78th Polk County Youth Fair Takes Place Jan. 24-Feb. 1 by PAUL CATALAphotos by TOM...
Intermittent Irrigation Can Save Strawberry Growers Water While Maintaining Yield
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS As we enter the state’s strawberry-growing season, establishing young strawberry plants...
Preparing Students for the Future
UF’s SmartAg Certificate Programs Teach Application of AI Concepts by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Graduate students...
Growing in New Directions
Ben Hill Griffin Nursery Ventures Into Vegetables, Greens, Herbs, and Flower Products by REBEKAH PIERCE...
Highest Honor
Polk County Farm Bureau Takes Home Prestigious Apex Award by RYAN MILEJCZAK Agriculture is a...
Tangerines Shine Amid Florida’s Fall/Winter Harvest
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida Sweet, fragrant, and easy to...
EZ Ag Innovations Using AI to Help Florida Farm Smarter
by REBEKAH PIERCE When we think about AI in 2024, we tend to think about...
Smart Solutions for Specialty Crops
How the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence Is Already Changing the Face of Florida Agriculture...
Florida-Fresh Christmas Trees
Santa’s Christmas Tree Forest in Eustis Celebrates 35 Years of U-Cut Sand Pine by PAUL...
Research Shows Herbicide Plus Fertilizer Prevents Nutsedge on Tomatoes
by BRAD BUCK A combination of herbicide and fertilizer can prevent the nasty nutsedge weed...
NRCS Helps Vera Farms Find Conservation Solutions
article and photos provided by NRCS Highlands County is known to be home to a...
