U.S. Department of Commerce Secures Updated Tomato Suspension Agreement
U.S. Department of Commerce Secures Updated Tomato Suspension Agreement After the urging from the Florida Tomato Exchange, the U.S. Department of Commerce ended the current tomato suspension agreement in February. An updated suspension agreement was [...]
Farm Raised. Farm Proud: Jared Plair
Farm Raised. Farm Proud: Jared Plair Jared Plair serves counties in District 8 on the Florida Farm Bureau State Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Committee. Counties in his district include Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach, Collier, [...]
Sustainability that Protects Profits and the Planet
Sustainability that Protects Profits and the Planet Jack Payne jackpayne@ufl.edu @JackPayneIFAS I can talk all day to policy makers and the media about how important farming is. But I don’t live it. So when I [...]
Conference Touts Farm Environmental Benefits
Conference Touts Farm Environmental Benefits Many observers have concluded that the environmental benefits provided by farmers and ranchers are essential for the health of U.S. society. Several participants at an August conference in Gainesville suggested [...]
Jared Plair, District 8 YF&R Leadership Committee
Jared Plair, District 8 YF&R Leadership Committee Jared Plair serves counties in District 8 on the Florida Farm Bureau State Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Committee. Counties in his district include Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach, [...]
The Future of Farming
The Future of Farming Senthold Asseng. Associate Professor, PsyD. Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The robots are coming. They’ll be bringing you on-demand, low-cost advice. My advice comes from people like Senthold Asseng, who spends a [...]
September 2019
U.S. Department of Commerce Secures Updated Tomato Suspension Agreement
U.S. Department of Commerce Secures Updated Tomato Suspension Agreement After the urging from the Florida Tomato Exchange, the U.S. Department of Commerce ended the current tomato suspension agreement in February. An updated suspension agreement was [...]
Farm Raised. Farm Proud: Jared Plair
Farm Raised. Farm Proud: Jared Plair Jared Plair serves counties in District 8 on the Florida Farm Bureau State Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Committee. Counties in his district include Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach, Collier, [...]
Sustainability that Protects Profits and the Planet
Sustainability that Protects Profits and the Planet Jack Payne jackpayne@ufl.edu @JackPayneIFAS I can talk all day to policy makers and the media about how important farming is. But I don’t live it. So when I [...]
Conference Touts Farm Environmental Benefits
Conference Touts Farm Environmental Benefits Many observers have concluded that the environmental benefits provided by farmers and ranchers are essential for the health of U.S. society. Several participants at an August conference in Gainesville suggested [...]
Jared Plair, District 8 YF&R Leadership Committee
Jared Plair, District 8 YF&R Leadership Committee Jared Plair serves counties in District 8 on the Florida Farm Bureau State Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Committee. Counties in his district include Glades, Hendry, Palm Beach, [...]
August 2019
The Future of Farming
The Future of Farming Senthold Asseng. Associate Professor, PsyD. Agricultural and Biological Engineering. The robots are coming. They’ll be bringing you on-demand, low-cost advice. My advice comes from people like Senthold Asseng, who spends a [...]
AGRICULTURE LINKS
We have developed the following resource page to help you learn more about agriculture throughout Central Florida
Agricultural Certifications (AEST)
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture
Florida Department of Agriculture
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance- Food Dialogues
National Ground Water Association
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA Agricultural Research Service
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Agri-Marketing Association
University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
