Features
Polk County Never Tasted So Good
by TIM CRAIG Sponsored by Visit Central Florida The next time tourists get ready for...
One Sweet Season
Strawberry Growers Grapple With Hurricanes, Extreme Cold but Still Come Out on Top by RYAN...
Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteers to Hold Plant Sale Feb. 22
by MARY FRANCES MEIER The Highlands County Master Gardener Volunteers will offer a spring plant...
Harvesting Hope
Alturas Grower David Lawson Pushes Citrus Trees for Strawberries in Bid to Forge a Future ...
Shepherds of Polk City
38 Years Strong in a Field of Their Own by REBEKAH PIERCE Central Florida is...
Bridging the Gap
Harvest Collective Helping Area Farmers Connect With Consumers by MAGGIE THARP There’s a new business...
When It Comes to Winter Strawberries, Florida Remains on Top
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida There are few things better...
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...
$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...
