Florida Rises to the Challenge: 32,773 Jars of Peanut Butter Spreads Hope to the State’s Hungry
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS From creamy to crunchy, thousands of jars of peanut butter are...
Florida Cattlemen’s Institute & Allied Trade Show Set for January 15 in Wauchula
Mark your calendars! Thursday, January 15, 2026 is the 43rd Annual Florida Cattlemen’s Institute & Allied Trade...
Dollar Stores May Increase Food Deserts in Under-Resourced US Cities
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS A new study from University of Florida food economists has found...
New MREC Faculty Member Will Focus on Greenhouse Management and Education
by MEREDITH BAUER, UF/IFAS Horticultural scientist Uttara Samarakoon has joined the University of Florida Institute...
Trump Administration Announces $12 Billion Farmer Bridge Payments for American Farmers Impacted by Unfair Market Disruptions
(Washington, D.C., December 8, 2025) – President Donald J. Trump alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke...
New Termite Species With Whalelike Features Discovered
by LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS In the canopies of a South American rainforest, a tiny soldier...
AI Center Goal to Put Technology Directly Into Growers’ Hands to Solve Problems
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS It’s one thing to listen to a farmer describe the challenges...
Florida Strawberry Season Bursts With Sweetness
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Florida’s late fall and winter don’t just bring cooler, less humid...
Secretary Rollins Announces $30 Mil. Food Purchase to Back U.S. Producers
Washington, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced Monday, Nov. 24, the U.S...
Innovative Tool Offers Palm Owners, Growers New Line of Defense Against Trunk Rot
by LOURDES MEDEROS, UF/IFAS Ever wonder why some palm varieties flourish while others suddenly bend...
Breakthrough With First Disease-Resistant Wine Grapes Shows Hope for a Florida Wine Renaissance
by MEREDITH BAUER-MITCHELL, UF/IFAS In a milestone for Florida agriculture, researchers have grown and harvested...
As Days Grow Shorter, Your Landscape Naturally Needs Less Water
by BRAD BUCK, UF/IFAS Even though daily deluges of Florida’s summer rains are in the...
Alico Inc. Partners With Florida Department of Transportation to Construct Wildlife Underpass Along State Road 82
FORT MYERS, Fla., Nov. 03, 2025 — Alico Inc., a Southwest Florida-based agribusiness and land...
From Classroom to Career: AI Research Experience Prepares Students for Tomorrow’s Agricultural Workforce
by MEREDITH BAUER, UF/IFAS In the heart of Florida’s agri-tech renaissance, students at the University...
Joe Bisesi Named Associate Director of Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
by MEREDITH BAUER, UF/IFAS The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)...
Florida Farm Bureau Announces New Class of Young Agricultural Leaders
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Farm Bureau Federation has selected its 2025-2027 Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership...
Warner University Student Wins State Collegiate Discussion Meet
Gainesville, Fla.— Emma Self, a sophomore at Warner University, was awarded first place in the...
First Generation Blueberry Grower Named State Award Winner
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tyler Shadrick of Shadrick Farms in Madison County has been named the 2025...
Pasco County Man Named Crop Advisor of the Year
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Richard Fiorelli has been awarded the 2025 Florida Farm Bureau Crop...
Manatee County Woman Named Volunteer Communicator of the Year
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— Janyel Taylor of Manatee County received the Florida Farm Bureau’s 2025 Volunteer...