Manatee County Farmer Recognized for Nutrient Stewardship
Manatee County Farmer Recognized for Nutrient Stewardship Gary Reeder of Palmetto is a recipient of the Fertilizer Institute’s 2017 4R Advocate award. The 4R Advocate Program helps raise awareness of excellent 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices [...]
Farm Bureau Women are “On Par for Agriculture”
Farm Bureau Women are “On Par for Agriculture” The 2017 Women’s Leadership Conference will be held March 2-4 in St. Augustine. More than 100 women advocates will attend the three-day conference for networking, education and [...]
Winter Advisory Committee Conference Held in Ocala
Winter Advisory Committee Conference Held in Ocala The Agricultural Policy Division hosted the Winter Advisory Committee Conference on Feb. 7 in Ocala. More than 120 Florida Farm Bureau advisory committee members attended the one day [...]
2017 National Advocacy Trip Set
2017 National Advocacy Trip Set The annual Field to the Hill Washington D.C. trip has been set for May 23-25. Florida Farm Bureau members have the opportunity to travel to the nation’s capital to meet [...]
Register Today for Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative Days
Register Today for Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative Days Florida Farm Bureau will host our annual Legislative Days event in Tallahassee in just five weeks! This year’s event will be held Tuesday, March 7, and Wednesday, [...]
Team IFAS Helps Growers
Team IFAS Helps Growers Jack Payne If you’re a citrus or tomato grower in Southwest Florida, there’s a good chance you’ve met Dr. Sarah Strauss. She gets out of the lab plenty, because part of [...]
February 2017
Manatee County Farmer Recognized for Nutrient Stewardship
Manatee County Farmer Recognized for Nutrient Stewardship Gary Reeder of Palmetto is a recipient of the Fertilizer Institute’s 2017 4R Advocate award. The 4R Advocate Program helps raise awareness of excellent 4R Nutrient Stewardship practices [...]
Farm Bureau Women are “On Par for Agriculture”
Farm Bureau Women are “On Par for Agriculture” The 2017 Women’s Leadership Conference will be held March 2-4 in St. Augustine. More than 100 women advocates will attend the three-day conference for networking, education and [...]
Winter Advisory Committee Conference Held in Ocala
Winter Advisory Committee Conference Held in Ocala The Agricultural Policy Division hosted the Winter Advisory Committee Conference on Feb. 7 in Ocala. More than 120 Florida Farm Bureau advisory committee members attended the one day [...]
2017 National Advocacy Trip Set
2017 National Advocacy Trip Set The annual Field to the Hill Washington D.C. trip has been set for May 23-25. Florida Farm Bureau members have the opportunity to travel to the nation’s capital to meet [...]
Register Today for Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative Days
Register Today for Florida Farm Bureau’s Legislative Days Florida Farm Bureau will host our annual Legislative Days event in Tallahassee in just five weeks! This year’s event will be held Tuesday, March 7, and Wednesday, [...]
Team IFAS Helps Growers
Team IFAS Helps Growers Jack Payne If you’re a citrus or tomato grower in Southwest Florida, there’s a good chance you’ve met Dr. Sarah Strauss. She gets out of the lab plenty, because part of [...]
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
















