Category: Farm & Outdoors

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kenzie James news@greenepublishing.com Suwannee County is home to numerous rivers and freshwater springs, and there is a unique geographical feature that shows how the bodies of water are all connected.  The Cody…

Kenzie James news@greenepublishing.com The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced the kickoff of the 2024 Wild Turkey Summer Survey on Saturday, June 1. The annual survey, open until Saturday, Aug….

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Full Circle Dairy has been operated by the Watts family since 2006. They produce over 40,000 gallons of milk daily from 3,200 Holstein cows on their 2,000 acre dairy…

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Methane digesters are helping dairy farms everywhere reuse their resources.  The process starts with an anaerobic digester, which is a sealed container where bacteria breaks down cow manure with…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission  Contributor Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez recently announced that registration for the 2024 Florida Python Challenge is now open. Participants this year will have the chance to…

Laura Young news@greenepublishing.com Since the mid 1800s, Americans have used the phrase “gone to seed” figuratively as a way to disparage something or someone that has, according to the Collins English Dictionary,…

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com The start of scallop season is rapidly approaching. Here are starting dates and information the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) wants the public to know. The beginning of…

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Tyler Shadrick, of Shadrick Farms, recently received the Suwannee County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship (CARES) Award.  Since 2001, the Suwannee River partnership, in cooperation with multiple agricultural organizations…

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com The 2024 Florida Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Conference was recently held in Orlando, Fla.. Women with a passion for Agriculture came together to share ideas, reconnect with old and…

Leah Androski reporter@greenepublishing.com Harris Homestead is a farm worked by Earl and Roe Harris, owned by God.  In 2008, they began this journey after becoming aware of what they ate and what…

Heather Ainsley  news@greenepublishing.com The hum of cicadas is one of the nostalgic indicators of summer. Unlike other spring and summer insects, which can be a seasonal nuisance, cicadas cause little hassle for…