Category: Farm & Outdoors

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…

On Friday, April 29, students from various schools around the county were invited to attend the Agriculture (Ag) Day held at Madison County Central School’s practice football field. With informative and interactive…

Sea turtle nesting season begins in May on many Florida beaches, including the sandy beaches of northwest Florida. The season lasts through the end of October and is the critical time when…

In a quaint corner off Catfish Way, in Madison, lies a unique 110-acre farm run by Wayne and Alicia Conger.  Named in honor of their Native American heritage, Cherokee Creek Farm is…

At its Wednesday, April 13 meeting in Jupiter, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) approved a measure to lower the recreational red drum daily bag limit in the northwest red…

Grab your fishing poles, bait boxes and nets! On Saturday, May 7, Hickory Grove 4-H will be hosting an inaugural fishing tournament from 7 a.m. to noon at Cherry Lake Public Beach….

Florida women representing 24 county Farm Bureaus received the Women’s Activity Award on Thursday, March 31 at the 2016 Florida Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Conference, March 31-April 2 at the Boca Raton…

Want the opportunity to win prizes while helping to document and remove nonnative freshwater fish from Florida’s waters? Consider participating in the second statewide Nonnative Fish Catch, Click and Report Contest, coordinated…

Do you have bats roosting in an attic, eve or chimney spaces and want them to roost elsewhere? With bat maternity season starting Friday, April 15, now is the time to act….

Taking their cues from the warm spring weather, Florida manatees have begun leaving their winter retreats and heading north along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts and through inland waters. So if you’re…