Artificial Intelligence Could Use Images from Smartphones to Detect Pests Destroying Strawberries in Florida May 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Scientists at the University of Florida developed an app for smartphones that will use images to locate the twospotted spider mite, a pest that potentially ruins strawberry production in Florida. Dr. Daniel Lee, the researcher leading this [...]

Cultivating Tomorrow: Alachua County Farm Bureau President Richard Feagle May 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Richard Feagle was elected as president of Alachua County Farm Bureau in January of this year after nearly a decade of serving on the county’s board of directors. Feagle grew up jointly in Crystal River and Archer with his parents, he spent [...]

Cultivating Tomorrow: Washington County Farm Bureau President George Fisher April 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Washington County Farm Bureau (WCFB) President George Fisher is a second generation cattle and hay farmer, currently raising the third generation. He and his wife of 26 years, Stacey, and their two sons, Michael and Matthew, co-own and operate Arrowhead Beef located [...]

Inaugural Women’s Leadership Regional Conference Welcomed Statewide Audience April 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter More than 125 women volunteer leaders participated in the 2021 Women’s Leadership Regional Conference March 20. The “Cultivating Tomorrow” regional conference was held in four locations: Marianna, Starke, Tampa and Okeechobee. Women from each location were able to participate in both in-person and [...]

Meaningful Steps March 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter By J. Scott Angle jangle@ufl.edu @IFAS_VP I’m nearly halfway through fulfilling a pledge to visit all 67 UF/IFAS county Extension offices. One way I gauge the effectiveness of an office’s outreach—which is, after all, its mission—is whether I get to meet the county Farm Bureau president. David Hafner (L) [...]