Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com Any career or job path carries with it a certain amount of stress and challenges. Stress is simply part of living. However, those involved in agribusiness, along with their…
Category: Farm & Outdoors
Bats roosting in buildings? Fall is the time for exclusions
FWC Contributor While Florida’s 13 native and beneficial bat species typically roost in trees, caves or other natural spaces, they can also be attracted to human-made structures. The Florida Fish and Wildlife…
Farm Tour 2024
Heather Ainsley news@greenepublishing.com Another year of farm visits, hay rides, U-pick opportunities and pumpkin patches has reached its completion as the Annual Farm Tour commences for 2024. This year, there were over…
Clean up, but avoid getting cleaned out
Mickey Starling reporter3@greenepublishing.com Predictably, after Hurricane Helene presented the latest blow to local residents and businesses, roofing and repair companies have signs littering the roadways at every turn. Some of these businesses…
Beware of scammers and “storm chasers”
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com It seems as though the wind had hardly died down when people began knocking on doors offering to clean up debris and repair damage left behind by Hurricane Helene….
Quad-County Chick Chain Show is a success
Beth Moore Contributor Thirty-one 4-H members and 40 laying hens from four counties converged on the Madison County Ag Center on Tuesday, Sept. 10, for the Sixth Annual Quad-County Chick Chain Show….
Calling all young artists!
FWC Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, is hosting the 2024-25 Art of Conservation Fish Art Contest. The annual program invites youth from around the…
Madison County Youth Bassmasters holds tournament
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com The Madison County Youth Bassmasters recently held a tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21, at Cherry Lake, in Madison. Devin Miller and Hunt Williams received first place and the Big…
Wildlife center to celebrate fourth year
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com The North Florida Wildlife Center has been a gem of Jefferson County for four years now, and the staff is ready to celebrate. During the weekend of Sept. 7-8…
Serenity Acres Farm merges with Harris Homestead
Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Recently, Harris Homestead merged with Serenity Acres Farm after the owners of Harris Homestead, Earl and Roe Harris, visited Serenity Acres to purchase some of their goats. Serenity Acres…
Leaping in and layering on autumn leaves
Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com The first official day of autumn lands on Saturday, Sept. 22 this year. That’s the day when the sun will be positioned directly over the earth’s equator. This celestial…
Laura’s Garden Notes: Give it a whirl
Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com Being a gardener means that even though it’s hot-as-blazes August, we’re urged to start dabbling in Fall about six weeks early and to consider taking a bit of summer…
Madison County 4-H Day Camp River Adventure camp held
Beth Moore Contributor At the beginning of the year, when summer camps were first being planned, Beth Moore (Madison County 4-H agent) and Shawn Jackson (Lafayette County 4-H agent) visioned a day…
Operation Dry Water results released
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com During the recent Fourth of July weekend, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Division of Law Enforcement (DLE), along with other law enforcement agencies, heightened enforcement as…
Eastern equine encephalitis confirmed in Madison County
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com According to the equimanagement.com web site, a case of the mosquito-borne virus known as Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in Madison County. The web site stated that…
Laura’s garden notes – Leaning into the heat
Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com North Florida in July is hot. Even a brief, early morning session in the garden can turn one into a dripping mess. While perspiration is busy doing its main…
All about avocados
Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com Avocados have just come into season in Florida, and they’ll continue to be available all summer as well as for many months beyond. Right now, avocados are easy to…
Lone star tick bites cause severe symptoms
Kenzie James news@greenepublishing.com A prevalent tick in northeast Florida has been found to spread numerous illnesses and diseases to humans, causing severe symptoms in patients after tick bites. The Center for Disease…
Young Farmers and Ranchers holds first meeting of the year
Christian Peterson news@greenepublishing.com The Hamilton County Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) held its kickoff meeting on Thursday, May 30. Twenty young farming and ranching families from around Hamilton County made their way…
Lions Club plans “God and Country” event
Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com The Madison Lions Club will be holding their annual July Fourth “God and Country” event on the shores of Lake Francis, on Thursday, July 4. There will be numerous…