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December 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Hillsborough County Farm Bureau (HCFB) President, Dennis Carlton Jr., has deep roots in Florida agriculture. Carlton is an 8th generation Floridian who grew up in Dover in Hillsborough County. He and his wife, Sara Beth, have two young children, Anna Kate and Dennis Carlton, III. Carlton…

December 2021 FloridAgriculture E-Newsletter Hundreds of Florida Farm Bureau members from across the state convened at the state Capitol on Nov. 30 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 in Tallahassee visiting…

December FloridAgriculture E-Newsletter On October 27, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published two proposed Rules in the Federal Register to rescind critical habitat regulations.  The agency action removes the definition of “habitat” established by the rule titled “Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical…

December 2021 FloridAgriculture E-Newsletter A Farm-City Celebration has been held annually in Jackson County for the past 48 years.  Last year the recognition was virtual via a social media video, but this year’s celebration was a public breakfast once again.  The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, Farm Credit of Northwest…

December 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP You know that as a farmer, you’re a steward of the environment you depend on for your livelihood. Maybe you don’t think much about carbon sequestration yet, but the way you farm can make you a climate hero. Farm Bureau…

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Alachua County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers hosted the annual Food and Agriculture Festival at the Cade Museum for Creativity and Innovation in Gainesville on Nov. 20. Nearly 2,000 members of the community attended the event where they sampled local agricultural products, connected with local farmers and ranchers and…

On Friday, November 19, the Eleanor Crook Foundation, Kyle House Group, Farm Journal Foundation, Florida A&M University, Florida Farm Bureau Federation, and the American Farm Bureau Federation will host a virtual briefing on Florida’s leadership in agriculture research and development, production, and international trade. The event will…

Jerry Dakin of Manatee County has received a prestigious honor for his business success and contributions to his community. Dakin was named Florida’s 2022 Farmer of the Year at the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Orlando on Oct. 28. As one of the last standing family-owned dairy farms…

November 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Statewide Ag Literacy Day Kicks Off with a Cattle Tale at Chiefland Elementary  Chiefland, Fla. – On Thursday morning, Nov. 4, Elvis the horse, Sweat Pea the heifer, Boots the dog and 800 beef hot dogs arrived at Chiefland elementary school to celebrate 500 years of…

November 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Delegates at the 2021 Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting have elected Jeb Smith of St. Johns County to a two-year term as president of the organization. Smith has served on the state board continuously since 2012 and currently serves on the Putnam/St. Johns County Farm Bureau…

St. Lucie County President, Gary “Bud” Roberts, is a South Florida native, born and raised in Fort Pierce. His family began a nursery business in the late 1970s and produce woody ornamentals, landscape trees, native trees-oaks, pines and crepe myrtles. The Roberts’ family history in Florida Farm Bureau dates back…