Agriculture Holds Steady in 2017
Agriculture Holds Steady in 2017 With new House rules and a House Speaker set on slashing the state budget, the 2017 legislative session was definitely bumpy at times, but Florida agriculture and Florida Farm Bureau [...]
Homegrown Partnerships
Homegrown Partnerships Jack Payne It’s a call that Jennifer Bearden loves to get. It’s the “can-you-make-this-happen?” call. It means a lot to Bearden because it’s from the president of the Okaloosa County Farm Bureau. As [...]
Rory Martin: Sarasota County Farm Bureau
Rory Martin: Sarasota County Farm Bureau Rory Martin is buckled into his family’s tradition. The Florida native has served as president of Sarasota County Farm Bureau (SCFB) since 1993 and currently lives in his family’s [...]
Scholarships Available for YF&R Conference
Scholarships Available for YF&R Conference Young agriculturists are eligible for up to $2,000 in scholarships to attend the Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference, July 14-16, in Punta Gorda. Eight $250 scholarships [...]
2017 Florida Farmer of the Year Announced
2017 Florida Farmer of the Year Announced Congratulations to Mark Wilson of Dade County Farm Bureau for being selected as the 2017 Florida Farmer of the Year. Wilson produces exotic foliage plants at his Homestead [...]
Field to the Hill 2017
Field to the Hill 2017 Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington D.C. May 23-25 for the annual Field to the Hill national advocacy trip. More than 80 members visited with the Florida congressional delegation on [...]
June 2017
Agriculture Holds Steady in 2017
Agriculture Holds Steady in 2017 With new House rules and a House Speaker set on slashing the state budget, the 2017 legislative session was definitely bumpy at times, but Florida agriculture and Florida Farm Bureau [...]
Homegrown Partnerships
Homegrown Partnerships Jack Payne It’s a call that Jennifer Bearden loves to get. It’s the “can-you-make-this-happen?” call. It means a lot to Bearden because it’s from the president of the Okaloosa County Farm Bureau. As [...]
Rory Martin: Sarasota County Farm Bureau
Rory Martin: Sarasota County Farm Bureau Rory Martin is buckled into his family’s tradition. The Florida native has served as president of Sarasota County Farm Bureau (SCFB) since 1993 and currently lives in his family’s [...]
Scholarships Available for YF&R Conference
Scholarships Available for YF&R Conference Young agriculturists are eligible for up to $2,000 in scholarships to attend the Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference, July 14-16, in Punta Gorda. Eight $250 scholarships [...]
2017 Florida Farmer of the Year Announced
2017 Florida Farmer of the Year Announced Congratulations to Mark Wilson of Dade County Farm Bureau for being selected as the 2017 Florida Farmer of the Year. Wilson produces exotic foliage plants at his Homestead [...]
Field to the Hill 2017
Field to the Hill 2017 Farm Bureau members traveled to Washington D.C. May 23-25 for the annual Field to the Hill national advocacy trip. More than 80 members visited with the Florida congressional delegation on [...]
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
