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 [...]

Introducing New YF&R Leadership Group President Morgan Norris We had the privilege of sitting down with new YF&R Leadership Group president Morgan Norris. We hope you enjoy getting to know Morgan as much as we did. Q: How did you get involved in agriculture? A: I grew up in a strong agricultural county, but our [...]

Join Florida Farm Bureau in Tallahassee for 2017 Legislative Days With the start of the New Year, the 2017 legislative session is just around the corner. This year, the legislative session will begin on Tuesday, March 7 and run for 60 days through May 5. As we have mentioned before, there will be many changes [...]

Florida Agriculture Has Bright Future Jack PayneWhen I see a news story about the demise of Florida agriculture, I can’t help but turn to Mark Twain’s oft-quoted quip that reports of his death were much exaggerated. The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is laser-focused on providing biological- and physical- science-based solutions [...]

Lafayette County President Rod Land Rod Land has held the office of the presidency in Lafayette County Farm Bureau (LCFB) for more than thirty years. In addition to being one of the longest serving county presidents, Land has held a seat on the Florida Farm Bureau State Board of Directors since 2005, holding the position [...]

Florida Farm Bureau Expresses Concerns with State’s Emergency Pollution Rule Florida Farm Bureau is challenging the proposed Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) pollution notification rule. Agriculturists follow a strict, federally-enforced notification procedure on all pollutant spills. The new rule requires the “owner, operator of any facility, including a city or county government, to provide [...]

FFA Making History Victoria Harris On Nov. 15, a reception was held at Florida Farm Bureau headquarters in Gainesville to honor Florida FFA’s Victoria Harris’s election as National FFA Secretary. Harris is the 23rd national officer from the state of Florida and only the third female national officer ever from our state. Harris had to [...]