Farm Bureau Women are “On Par for Agriculture” The 2017 Women’s Leadership Conference will be held March 2-4 in St. Augustine. More than 100 women advocates will attend the three-day conference for networking, education and farm tours. An awards banquet will also be held to recognize leading county Farm Bureaus throughout Florida for their efforts [...]

Winter Advisory Committee Conference Held in Ocala The Agricultural Policy Division hosted the Winter Advisory Committee Conference on Feb. 7 in Ocala. More than 120 Florida Farm Bureau advisory committee members attended the one day conference. Members received a full day of networking and in-depth training on topics ranging from gene editing, agricultural mergers, communicating [...]

2017 National Advocacy Trip Set The annual Field to the Hill Washington D.C. trip has been set for May 23-25. Florida Farm Bureau members have the opportunity to travel to the nation’s capital to meet with legislative leaders on issues that impact agriculture at the local county level. The annual advocacy trip is a chance [...]

Register Today for Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative Days Florida Farm Bureau will host our annual Legislative Days event in Tallahassee in just five weeks! This year’s event will be held Tuesday, March 7, and Wednesday, March 8, the very first week of the 2017 legislative session. Please take this opportunity to join Farm Bureau members, [...]

Team IFAS Helps Growers Jack Payne If you’re a citrus or tomato grower in Southwest Florida, there’s a good chance you’ve met Dr. Sarah Strauss. She gets out of the lab plenty, because part of her job is getting knowledge to – and from – growers. If you know Strauss or another University of Florida [...]

Bradford County Farm Bureau President Glen Ritch Bradford County Farm Bureau (BCFB) President Glen Ritch has lived his whole life in rural north central Florida. Growing up, his family had a small cattle farm. Bradford County Farm Bureau (BCFB) President Glen Ritch has lived his whole life in rural north central Florida. Growing up, his [...]

Predicting the Weather Clyde Fraisse (blue shirt) demonstrating an Agro Climate computer application. Photo: UF/IFAS. Farmers can now learn about the probability of extreme weather events on their farm before the growing season so they can more appropriately plan agricultural practices such as when to fertilize and irrigate, thanks to new University of Florida Institute [...]

Opportunities and Threats of Cuban Agricultural Trade The Cuban market could become an export market worth $10 billion to U.S. farmers and ranchers, according to speakers at a breakout session held during the 2017 American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. last month. Primary U.S. farm exports to Cuba now include chicken and turkey [...]

Florida Members Travel to Phoenix Several Florida Farm Bureau members traveled to Phoenix Jan. 6-11 for the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Meeting. At the meeting, Florida Farm Bureau was honored for receiving awards of excellence in all six categories: Education and Outreach Leadership Development Member Benefits Membership Initiatives Policy Development and Implementation Public Relations [...]

More than 60 Environmental Stewardship Awards Presented in 2016 More than 60 farmers throughout Florida were recognized in 2016 for conserving natural resources. Farmers and ranchers were presented a County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) award for their commitment to conserving water and preserving wildlife habitat. To date, Florida farmers and ranchers have maintained [...]