Farm Women Recognized for Sharing Ag’s Story Florida women representing 16 county Farm Bureaus will receive the Women’s Activity Award Thursday, March 24, at the Florida Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Conference Awards Banquet from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Melbourne. Recipients of the award will be recognized for their contributions [...]

Young Farmers and Ranchers Combat Hunger with 30.5 Million Donated Meals March 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Florida Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers received top honors for donating 30.5 million pounds of fresh produce and other foods to assist hungry Floridians as part of American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) “Harvest for All” program in 2021.  Now [...]

In The Community: District 3 Young Farmers and Ranchers Recruit Area Members March 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Young farmers and ranchers from District 3 gathered at Promised Land Ministries Farm in Lake Butler on Feb. 12 to network and fellowship. Attendees heard from state Farm Bureau leaders about the importance and value of the Florida Farm [...]

CARES Program Implements New Nomination Process March 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Florida Farm Bureau has implemented a new nomination process for the County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) program. For more than two decades, Farm Bureau’s CARES program has recognized farmers and ranchers who demonstrate exemplary environmental stewardship  to protect Florida’s natural resources.    This [...]

Rooted in Resilience: Brandt and Samantha Hendricks March 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Brandt and Samantha Hendricks represent counties in District 1 on the Florida Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers and Ranchers State Leadership Committee. Counties  include Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Jackson, Washington, Bay, Calhoun and Gulf. Brandt is a third generation farmer from Jay. His [...]

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. Mickey Diamond, JM Diamond Farms, Santa Rosa County “We all [...]

State of Emergency Declared to Assist Farmers Impacted by Freezing Temperatures February 2022 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Photo Credit: Florida Strawberry Grower’s Association To help provide resources for farmers impacted by the freezing temperatures that occurred Jan. 28-30, 2022, Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-27 declaring a state of emergency in the following counties: Brevard, Broward, [...]

Florida Citrus Growers Rooted in Resilience  2022 February FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Florida citrus growers continue to feel the effects of citrus greening as the production of processed oranges will decline again this year.  Forecasts from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) predict that Florida will have lost 80% of its production potential due [...]