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Central Florida Farmers Encouraged to Attend the Landowner Assistant Expo
June 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter The Central Florida Regional Planning Council in conjunction with the Highlands Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a Landowner Assistance Expo on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. It will be held at the Bert J. Harris Agricultural Center Auditorium at 4509 George Boulevard, Sebring, FL … Continue reading Central Florida Farmers Encouraged to Attend the Landowner Assistant Expo
EPA cancels labels for Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion under the Endangered Species Act
May 2024 FloridAgriculture e-Newsletter On April 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced changes to the pesticide labeling requirements of chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion. Additionally, the EPA committed to issuing Endangered Species Protection Bulletins that set geographic limitations for these organophosphate insecticides, which will be available on Bulletins Live! Two. Chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion … Continue reading EPA cancels labels for Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion under the Endangered Species Act
Deer Depredation in Florida Panhandle
April 2024 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Private landowners often encourage wildlife on their properties, with white-tailed deer being a popular species in Florida. However, certain wildlife activities, particularly those of deer, can lead to substantial damage to field crops and ornamental plantings. Reports of wildlife damage to agricultural crops have increased over time, with varying degrees of … Continue reading Deer Depredation in Florida Panhandle
Your Land Grant Partner
March 2024 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By Rob Gilbert [email protected] @IFAS_VP I see my job as the new leader of UF/IFAS as supporting the discovery and delivery of knowledge that helps you make a living. I can’t do it all from the office. I’ll be making a lot of trips across town to Florida Farm Bureau Federation … Continue reading Your Land Grant Partner
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August 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP Thanks in part to Farm Bureau support for our legislative agenda, UF/IFAS plans to expand its enrollment in equine programs by 10 percent. This will prepare more students for work in farm management, pharmaceutical and feed sales, equine business marketing or to apply for veterinary … Continue reading Land Grant Partner
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July 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP When Florida agriculture and UF/IFAS identified a sudden and emergency need to update nutrient rate recommendations, we turned to a longstanding relationship—Farm Bureau members and UF/IFAS scientists. The Farm Bureau leader is Ben Wells, vice president of the Putnam/St. Johns County Farm Bureau. The team … Continue reading Your Land Grant Partner
Join our Fight Against Food Insecurity
June 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Calling Florida Farmers and Ranchers: Join our Fight Against Food Insecurity and Help us feed Florida with Florida-Grown products! Florida Farm Bureau has united with Feeding Florida to ensure that fresh, Florida grown products reach food-insecure families in local communities statewide. Florida Farm Bureau has donated $100,000 to Feeding Florida for … Continue reading Join our Fight Against Food Insecurity
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May 2023 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP In a state where Farm Bureau members are so good at producing just about any kind of food, it’s bewildering that we import upwards of 80 percent of our seafood. I believe we’re at a moment where we have the potential to change that. The … Continue reading Your Land Grant Partner
The Farmer’s Plight
by Joe Brent Gilmore Too little rain and too much heat, Scrambled eggs and smoked pork meat. Flies, manure, and not much shade, GOOD says he, if a dollar he’s made. Up hours before down, still work’n at dusk, Can’t take time out or he’ll go bust. Truck needs tires and tractor’s broke, The constant … Continue reading The Farmer’s Plight
Your Land Grant Partner: J. Scott Angle
November 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP In the near future, a new UF/IFAS hub dedicated to revolutionizing agriculture will help you make a leap forward in farming. A center for applied artificial intelligence in agriculture will be that hub. Last month we announced our plan for a 19,000-square-foot facility anchored by … Continue reading Your Land Grant Partner: J. Scott Angle