Young Farmers and Ranchers Name State Competition Finalists August FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Finalists of the state’s top young farmer competitive events were announced at the Young Farmers & Ranchers Leadership Conference July 9-11, 2021. The finalists will advance to Florida Farm Bureau’s annual meeting in October where they will compete for the state title. Discussion Meet: [...]
Putnam/St. Johns County Farm Bureau President Chance Clay 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 [...]
Land Grant Partner: J Scott Angle August 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle jangle@ufl.edu @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 [...]
