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) [...]

Hire.Ag Job Board connects employers with a certified workforce March 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Hire.Ag is Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s way to connect agriculture employers with certified individuals. With more than 20,200 AEST certified individuals in Florida, AEST is preparing the next generation of knowledgeable and skilled agriculturists. Agriculture and related industry employers across the state [...]

Cultivating Tomorrow: Duval County President Greg Tison March 2021 FloridAgriculture eNewsletter Greg Tison Duval County Farm Bureau (DCFB) President Greg Tison is a North Florida native. He was born in Jacksonville, and later moved to Clay County with his family when he was 12 years old. “My family raised cattle, livestock and had a family [...]