August 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Tell me about yourself-county and family-How did you get involved in agriculture? I am 34 years old, born and raised in Palatka, Florida. I am a 7th generation rancher and I have 2 daughters. My operations consist of cow/calf stocker operation, timber, and a commercial blueberry…
August 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP After 25 years, do you keep chasing a dream? Collier County Farm Bureau President Matt Stephenson-Smith does. Stephenson-Smith entered the University of Florida as a 24-year-old transfer in 1994. Decades later, he found himself still taking undergraduate courses, spending evenings…
July 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Hardee County Farm Bureau President Steve Johnson is a fourth generation farmer from Wauchula. He and his wife, Andrea, a fifth generation farmer, live in the same house that Steve grew up in. They have three children, B.J., Emma Jane and Laney. Steve and Andrea produce…
July 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Each year, Florida Farm Bureau recognizes state legislators who play a significant role in advancing bills that support Florida farms and ranches and advocate for Florida agriculture. In the 2021 legislative session, the Right to Farm Bill, Florida Farm Bureau’s top priority, passed by overwhelming margins…
October 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Elections have consequences. This is now readily apparent with the current political commentary – tax-and-spend proposals that will cripple family farms if implemented. That’s why Florida Farm Bureau Federation needs your help. Florida Farm Bureau is the custodian of your federal PAC, which financially backs our…
Florida Farm Bureau Federation celebrated Florida agriculture and football with a premier Ag Day at the Sept. 4 University of Florida vs. Florida Atlantic University season opener football game. The Home Field AGvantage provided Gator® fans an interactive agricultural experience; highlighting different products grown around the Sunshine State…
June 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Richard Terry is a Madison County, FL native who has spent his life devoted to agriculture. Terry grew up just outside of Madison, the county seat of Madison County, where he still lives today. He was the middle child of five siblings who were all raised…
May 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Richard Feagle was elected as president of Alachua County Farm Bureau in January of 2021 after nearly a decade of serving on the county’s board of directors. Feagle grew up in Crystal River and Archer with his parents. He spent summers working in the watermelon fields…
Florida Farm Bureau President John L. Hoblick issued this statement today after Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 88, Farming Operations, a historic bill that modernizes Florida’s Right to Farm Act. “On behalf of Florida’s farmers and ranchers, the Florida Farm Bureau Federation applauds Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature for…
Six new presentations are now available on the UF/IFAS Extension citrus agents’ website. Originally presented at the Citrus Growers’ Institute earlier this month, they are now conveniently available for download to be viewed as a power point or PDF. The presentations provide input on how…
Help strengthen agriculture in our rural communities during County Leader Week, April 19-23, 2021. County Leader Week was launched three years ago as a way to honor the foundation of Farm Bureau – its members.
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