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Florida women representing 21 county Farm Bureaus received the Women’s Activity Award Thursday, March 17, at the Florida Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Conference Awards Banquet at the Bluegreen’s Bayside Resort in Panama City Beach. Recipients of the award were recognized for their contributions to local communities and improving…

More than 250 Florida Farm Bureau members from across the state convened at the state Capitol on March 8, the second day of session, to meet with legislators during Florida Farm Bureau’s annual Farm Bureau Day. The state’s largest general agricultural organization and its members spent a full day…

Hendry/Glades county Farm Bureau member Katherine English participated in a national panel of small business owners to discuss the implications of the federal government’s WOTUS overreach. English, a citrus grower and cattle producer from Alva, provided an overview of the uncertainty faced by farmers, ranchers, homebuilders and more during the…

Florida Farm Bureau Federation has launched a new monthly podcast, Rural Recharge. The podcast is hosted by Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. Smith and is intended to provide listeners genuine conversations on real issues faced by the farmers and ranchers who are growing what we eat,…

Florida’s Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Leadership Group took home top honors at the American Farm Bureau FUSION Conference in Jacksonville last weekend. They received the Harvest for All awards in two categories: the most pounds of food donated, with 18.7 million pounds, and the most volunteer hours,…

March 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Danielle Daum Women’s Leadership Committee Chair Danielle Daum has spent her whole life immersed in agriculture. Having grown up on her family’s caladium farm in Highlands County, Happiness Farms, she has been involved in every aspect of the operation. Danielle is the third generation to work…

Farmers and ranchers from across the Sunshine State will convene at the state Capitol on March 8 to discuss key state policy issues with Florida lawmakers. They will gather as part of Farm Bureau Day on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. While at the Capitol, the agriculturists will present their responsible…

March FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP When you use fertilizer, would you rather have science or politics as the guide for how much? I know how your president comes down on this. Because of his testimony in Tallahassee last month, members of the Florida Senate Agriculture Committee…

March FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. This process has become popular as a method to reducing our carbon footprint and it has been taken a step further with the development of a carbon economy. Low carbon economy refers to…

Florida Farm Bureau Federation is the Sunshine State’s oldest and largest general agriculture organization. We pride ourselves in being the voice of Florida’s farmers and ranchers and keeping their traditions, values and heritage alive for generations to come. Since our founding in 1941, the District Field Representative has been an…

Florida agriculture sustained $1.03 billion in estimated losses from Hurricane Ian. “It is imperative that our state’s farmers and ranchers receive disaster relief so that they can continue to grow our nation’s fresh food supply,” said Florida Farm Bureau President Jeb S. Smith. “The Block Grant Assistance Act…

According to the most recent report from the University of Florida-Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Florida agriculture sustained $1.03 billion in damages from Hurricane Ian, with citrus, vegetable and horticultural growers taking the biggest hit. The report states $247 million in citrus damages, $130.2 million in row crops,…