Category: Farm & Outdoors

Mickey Starling  reporter3@greenepublishing.com After hearing of all of the health benefits of micro-greens, Melvin Wynn decided to give them a try. After just a short while, Wynn began feeling much better, with…

Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com For Brett Lameier, owner of LB Feed and Country Meats, opening a feed store seemed like a logical decision seven years ago. He had been a livestock inspector for…

Amber Starling news@greenepublishing.com June is a poor time for planting, but a great time for completing chores around the farm! Where winter can be a great time for spring soil preparation, summer…

Ramsey Sullivan   news@greenepublishing.com Kaylie Rogers, a 20-year-old Madison native and daughter of local dentist, Clint Rogers, has decided to take her love for pigs to the next level by owning her…

Ramsey Sullivan  news@greenepublishing.com National Fishing and Boating Week, which officially became a holiday in 2002, takes place for nine days, from Tuesday, June 9 until Tuesday, June 16, 2020.  In 2002, George…

Savannah Reams  editor@greenepublishing.com On Monday, April 27, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) launched the online Hemp Cultivation Licensing Portal, allowing local farmers to apply for licenses. The portal…

Rick Patrick  rick@greenepublishing.com Bill Gibson is no stranger to chickens. He has been around chicken houses since he was five years old and grew up working with his father, Dale Gibson, who…

John Willoughby  reporter2@greenepublishing.com Before Christmas, life changed for Nedra Wooley and Chuck Fritz. Sirens echoed and emergency lights flashed along the hilly dirt roads as first responders rushed to the scene of…

Dr. Erik Webb (Pharm D)  Contributor On Saturday, Feb. 8, join the Madison County Chamber of Commerce’s outdoor adventure committee for a guided hike along a recently inaccessible section of the Florida…

John Willoughby  reporter2@greenepublishing.com Working in the logwoods have fueled the Gray family for generations, and as Jerry Gray continues the legacy of sawing and hauling, there’s no stopping this dynamic crew of…

Beth Moore, 4-H Extension Agent Contributor The North Florida Fair in Tallahassee has come and gone, but not before Madison County’s 4-H Ag judging teams left their impressive mark. On Saturday, Nov….

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com There is a Bible verse that says if you “Cast your bread upon the waters, you will find it after many days.” [Ecc. 11:1, NKJV] This idea of a…

John Willoughby reporter2@greenepublishing.com Since 2004, Joe Reams Jr., affectionately known as Joe Ball to those in Greenville, has been retired from the hard work that is tobacco farming. But it was an…

Rick Patrick rick@greenepublishing.com As a former Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowgirl and North Florida Community College (NFCC) Lady Sentinel softball player, Leigh Basford knows first-hand the importance of teamwork. That is…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Buck Carpenter has been in the farming field since 2001, and it all started on Richard Cone’s farm. Today, he manages nearly 500 acres in Lee, and…

John Willoughby: Greene Publishing, Inc. Unlike other portions of the country, many species of ticks can be found year-round in the state of Florida, and while the heat progresses throughout the summer,…