FFBF Takes on DC MAY 8-10 For Annual Fly-in
FFBF Takes on DC MAY 8-10 For Annual Fly-in Roughly 100 members of Florida Farm Bureau will travel to Washington, D.C. next week for an annual effort to bring agricultural issues to congressional offices. This [...]
GROWER INPUT NEEDED ON BMPS
GROWER INPUT NEEDED ON BMPS UF/IFAS researchers at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center would like to better understand Best Management Practices (BMPs) used by growers in your area. Growers provide a public service [...]
FARM RASIED | FARM PROUD
FARM RASIED | FARM PROUD District 2 Brenda Gayle Land, State Women’s Leadership Committee Representing Liberty, Gadsden, Franklin, Wakulla, Leon, Jefferson, Taylor, Madison, Hamilton, Suwannee and Lafayette Counties. Brenda Gayle Land serves as the District [...]
Water Troughs Can Spread E. Coli
Water Troughs Can Spread E. Coli Cornell University researchers have reported a study that shows a link between water troughs on farms and the spread of E. coli through beef cattle. Led by a veterinary [...]
Agri-Science Is Overlooked In High Schools
Agri-Science Is Overlooked In High Schools A new national survey indicates that just 22 percent of high school teachers incorporate agricultural science into their lesson plans. Nearly half of the teachers report that less emphasis [...]
Farmers Help to Reduce Food Waste
Farmers Help to Reduce Food Waste Farmers statewide are partnering with the Florida Food Recovery Program (FFRP) to reduce food waste across Florida to help lessen food deserts in local communities. The program, an initiative [...]
April 2018
FFBF Takes on DC MAY 8-10 For Annual Fly-in
FFBF Takes on DC MAY 8-10 For Annual Fly-in Roughly 100 members of Florida Farm Bureau will travel to Washington, D.C. next week for an annual effort to bring agricultural issues to congressional offices. This [...]
GROWER INPUT NEEDED ON BMPS
GROWER INPUT NEEDED ON BMPS UF/IFAS researchers at the Southwest Florida Research and Education Center would like to better understand Best Management Practices (BMPs) used by growers in your area. Growers provide a public service [...]
FARM RASIED | FARM PROUD
FARM RASIED | FARM PROUD District 2 Brenda Gayle Land, State Women’s Leadership Committee Representing Liberty, Gadsden, Franklin, Wakulla, Leon, Jefferson, Taylor, Madison, Hamilton, Suwannee and Lafayette Counties. Brenda Gayle Land serves as the District [...]
Water Troughs Can Spread E. Coli
Water Troughs Can Spread E. Coli Cornell University researchers have reported a study that shows a link between water troughs on farms and the spread of E. coli through beef cattle. Led by a veterinary [...]
Agri-Science Is Overlooked In High Schools
Agri-Science Is Overlooked In High Schools A new national survey indicates that just 22 percent of high school teachers incorporate agricultural science into their lesson plans. Nearly half of the teachers report that less emphasis [...]
March 2018
Farmers Help to Reduce Food Waste
Farmers Help to Reduce Food Waste Farmers statewide are partnering with the Florida Food Recovery Program (FFRP) to reduce food waste across Florida to help lessen food deserts in local communities. The program, an initiative [...]
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
