Features
Coming Together
Homeland Community Farm Becoming a Reality by JULIE BUTTERFIELD Homeland Community Farm started as a...
Resources & Researchers Rally to Save State’s Iconic Crop
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida The orange has long been...
Ag Lessons Become Life Lessons
ESE Educators Use Ag to Teach Transferable Skills by PAUL CATALA The school days can...
Dedication & Commitment
3 Ag Teachers Leave Lasting Legacies by PAUL CATALA From 2001 to 2013, David Byrd...
In Her Genes
Lakeland Teen a Rising Star in Cattle Breeding by RYAN MILEJCZAK Right here in the...
El Niño Winter Complicates Caladium Harvest for Some
by JULIE BUTTERFIELD The caladium harvest season is always a bustling time filled with challenges...
Time to Warm Up for Run the Ranch 5K
by MICHELLE GREENE In the heart of Highlands County, where agriculture and ranching are not...
Are You Pickin’?
With Florida’s strawberry season in full swing, many farms are holding u-pick events. This is...
From Treetops to Rooftops
Report Sounds Alarm on Projected Effect of Development on Florida Agriculture by PAUL CATALA When...
Re-Elected FSGA President Raburn on Advocacy and the Season
by REBEKAH PIERCE As the Florida strawberry season is in full swing, the industry stands...
Chill Helps Sweeten the Season
High Demand, Cool Temps Have Strawberry Growers Smiling This Season by RYAN MILEJCZAK It’s February...
Florida Continues to Dominate the Strawberry Market
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida Florida is a major agricultural...
Future Agvocates
Two Ag Students Named Recipients of Warner University Scholarship by K. MICHELE TRICE Florida Farm...
2024 Polk County Youth Fair / Bartow, Florida
photos by THOMAS HAGERTYClick here for the 2024 Polk County Youth Fair Parade of Champions...
Signs of the Season: Florida Knows Winter … Winter Vegetables, That Is
by RYAN MILEJCZAK Sponsored by Farm Credit of Central Florida While strawberries often steal the spotlight...
Boomin’ Blooms
Florida a Powerhouse for Horticulture, Landscape Industries by REBEKAH PIERCE Have you ever taken the...
The Wait Is Almost Over
Polk County Youth Fair Just Weeks Away by PAUL CATALAphotos by TOM HAGERTY (2023) The...
Highlands County Ag Tours Start in February
by DAVID AUSTIN, UF/IFAS Extension Highlands County Agriculture is Central Florida’s largest industry. We are...
Where Has All the Citrus Gone?
(Figure 1) What appears to be a healthy row of trees is most likely infected...
