Category: Farm & Outdoors

Emma Witmer Greene Publishing, Inc. If you could travel back in time 500 years, what would the world look, smell and sound like? Before our area was settled and developed, what was…

Tony Young Guest Columnist The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is looking to hunters to help monitor the state’s deer herd this coming season for chronic wasting disease, or CWD…

Story Submitted Did you know the U.S. Department of Agriculture has an online web application that allows individual landowners and land users to request conservation, technical and financial assistance? Agricultural producers can…

New black bass fishing regulations are in effect throughout Florida, which began Friday, July 1. This regulation change will streamline existing rules, allowing anglers to keep smaller, more abundant bass and protect…

Participation in rough-and-tumble sports is a great way to get high schoolers exercising. But there are many students who want a different type of adrenaline rush than getting tackled on the football…

Like last month, July is a poor time for planting, but a great time for farm chores. Late summer is the time to prepare your soil for fall. The Florida Extension Service…

Today, the seven-member Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to postpone bear hunting in Florida in 2016. Although the framework for bear hunting in Florida remains in place, there will…

People all over the eastern United States are familiar with dogwood trees. A true southern staple, the flowering dogwood can be found anywhere from public parks, to forests, to your neighbor’s back…

As the summer recreational boating season gets into full swing, the FWC Law Enforcement Division is ramping up its enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on boating under the influence….

Former or current Florida tobacco growers, or descendants of a Florida tobacco grower, who are attending a post-secondary institution are eligible for Florida Farm Bureau’s scholarship program. Thanks to Governor Rick Scott…

As summer weekends approach, home chefs everywhere are reaching for their grills, eager to usher in the long-awaited barbecue season. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) recommends that grillers pay particular attention…

If you talk to anyone in our area about where to get the best fresh produce, Tuten’s U-Pick  is bound to come up. Tuten’s is unique for a number of reasons. Located…

June is a poor time for planting, but a great time for farm chores. Where winter can be a great time for spring soil preparation, summer is an excellent time for fall…

Successful is too small of a word to describe the second annual Lionfish Removal and Awareness Day Festival May 14-15. In Pensacola alone, 8,089 lionfish were removed in only two days at…

Farm Credit of Northwest Florida is returning $3 million to its 916 member-owners through a patronage refund approved by its board of directors. The refund represents 20.86 percent of the interest customers…

The commercial and recreational harvest of stone crab claws in Florida closes on May 16, with the last day of harvest on May 15. Stone crab season will reopen on Oct. 15….

Snook closed to all harvest in Gulf state, federal and inland waters, including all of Monroe County and Everglades National Park on May 1. Seasonal harvest closures conserve Florida’s valuable snook populations…