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November 2022 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 a … Continue reading Land Grant Partner

Your Land Grant Partner

July 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP There’s a huge difference between how people think agriculture works and what actually happens on your farm. You can do something about it in 20 minutes. Dr. Christa Court’s survey of corn, cotton and peanut farmers’ best management practices is your chance to speak—confidentially and … Continue reading Your Land Grant Partner

Your Land Grant Partner

June 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle [email protected] @IFAS_VP Jeb Smith’s family began farming in Hastings 100 years ago. The UF Potato Investigation Lab moved into the neighborhood the next year. The Smiths and UF/IFAS have worked together ever since. Smith had plenty of family history to share when I visited his farm in … Continue reading Your Land Grant Partner

ROOTED IN RESILIENCE: CODY AND COURTNEY DARLING

May 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Cody and Courtney Darling YF&R State Leadership Group, District 2 First generation perennial peanut farmers Cody and Courtney Darling have had an unconventional path on their journey to building a farming business and legacy. The couple grew up with different backgrounds. One in farming, one without. Courtney grew up in the … Continue reading ROOTED IN RESILIENCE: CODY AND COURTNEY DARLING

In The Community: One Idea with a Great Impact

May 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Highlands County Farm Bureau is a highly respected organization throughout its local communities because of the exemplary efforts taken to care for those in need.  What started out as one simple idea has now made an enormous impact on local families in Sebring and the surrounding areas. During the Highlands County … Continue reading In The Community: One Idea with a Great Impact

Annual Report Emphasizes Agriculture’s Contributions to National and State Economies

April 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter    The sixth annual Feeding the Economy report, a historic farm-to-fork economic analysis revealing how these sectors influence the local and broader United States economies, has been published by 30 food and agriculture groups. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s study highlights how the industries remained resilient to provide … Continue reading Annual Report Emphasizes Agriculture’s Contributions to National and State Economies

National Ag Day

March 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter National Ag Day is being celebrated on March 22, 2022 during National Ag Week. It is a day to recognize and celebrate the abundant food supply provided by our nation’s farmers and ranchers. Every year, producers, agricultural associations, corporations, universities, government agencies and countless others across America join together to recognize … Continue reading National Ag Day

Rooted in Resilience

Welcome to our “Rooted in Resilience” member story page. We celebrate 80 years of grassroots membership by highlighting how our county Farm Bureaus and members are passionate advocates, rooted in their community. We look forward to sharing different stories of resiliency from our members statewide. Jennifer Swain, Young Farmers and Ranchers State Leadership Group, Highlands … Continue reading Rooted in Resilience

Rooted in Resilience: Kevin Lussier, YF&R Class President

January 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Kevin Lussier and his wife, Shelby, are young entrepreneurs who are creating their own niche for artesian cheese in Eastern Alachua County. Kevin was born and raised on his family’s dairy farm, Lussier Dairy, in Hawthorne, where hard work and a love for agriculture was instilled in him from a young age. … Continue reading Rooted in Resilience: Kevin Lussier, YF&R Class President

Cultivating Tomorrow: Hardee County Farm Bureau President Steve Johnson

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 beef cattle, citrus and custom … Continue reading Cultivating Tomorrow: Hardee County Farm Bureau President Steve Johnson