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…
Category: Farm & Outdoors
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…
Ancient shoreline in Florida connects Suwannee County rivers and springs underground
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…
Annual FWC wild turkey survey is open for Florida residents
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….
Full Circle Dairy is a modern marvel
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…
The power of methane digesters on modern dairy farms
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…
Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announces registration is open for the 2024 Florida python challenge
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’s garden notes: Go ahead and “go to seed”
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,…