Farm Bureau Talks Trade, Ag Innovation with British Consulate Officials November 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter North Florida farms hosted international visitors in mid-October as a part of an introductory tour of the agriculture in the area. Officials from the British Consulate in Atlanta – Deputy Consul General Colin Gray and Senior Trade Advisor Ryan Perez – [...]

In The Community: Levy County Farm Bureau November 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Statewide Ag Literacy Day Kicks Off with a Cattle Tale at Chiefland Elementary  Chiefland, Fla. – On Thursday morning, Nov. 4, Elvis the horse, Sweat Pea the heifer, Boots the dog and 800 beef hot dogs arrived at Chiefland elementary school to celebrate 500 [...]

Statewide Meeting Honors Volunteers November 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter More than 350 grassroots members gathered at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Oct. 27-28, 2021. Florida Farm Bureau voting delegates elected Jeb Smith of St. Johns County as the organization’s new president. Voting delegates discussed and approved policy resolutions submitted by county Farm Bureaus throughout the [...]

Fifth Generation Cattle, Hay and Sod Farmer Elected as New Florida Farm Bureau President November 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Delegates at the 2021 Florida Farm Bureau Annual Meeting have elected Jeb Smith of St. Johns County to a two-year term as president of the organization. Smith has served on the state board continuously since 2012 and [...]

Rooted in Resilience: St. Lucie County Farm Bureau President, Gary “Bud” Roberts St. Lucie County President, Gary “Bud” Roberts, is a South Florida native, born and raised in Fort Pierce. His family began a nursery business in the late 1970s and produce woody ornamentals, landscape trees, native trees-oaks, pines and crepe myrtles. The Roberts’ family [...]

2022 AFBF County Activities of Excellence Program Winners Congratulations to Broward County Farm Bureau and Hillsborough County Farm Bureau for being selected as winners in the American Farm Bureau Federation County Activities of Excellence program! Broward County Farm Bureau won for their COVID Testing project. Hillsborough County Farm Bureau won for their Ag-Venture in a [...]

White-Reinhardt Scholarship and Grant Available The White-Reinhardt Grant Program funds projects that will increase agricultural literacy. County Farm Bureaus may apply for $1,000 grants for education programs for grades K-12 in order to initiate new ag literacy programs or expand existing programs. Organizations or schools may work with their local Farm Bureau to apply.  Apply [...]