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Plant City Farmer and Veteran Named ‘Veteran of The Month’

Plant City Farmer and Veteran Named ‘Veteran of The Month’

August 16, 2020 By: Staff Report PLANT CITY, Fla. - Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Staff Sergeant Dustin Grooms, a four [...]
Hillsborough and Polk County Young Farmers & Ranchers, Finalist in Annual Awards

Hillsborough and Polk County Young Farmers & Ranchers, Finalist in Annual Awards

August 15, 2020 By: Staff Report DOVER, Fla.- The finalists have been selected for Florida Farm Bureau’s 2020 Achievement in Agriculture,& [...]
New UF/IFAS Website Showcases Diverse Plant Breeding Program

New UF/IFAS Website Showcases Diverse Plant Breeding Program

August 13, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak Peruse the produce section of a grocery store and you can find citrus, strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, [...]
USDA Extends CFAP Extension Deadline To September 11th

USDA Extends CFAP Extension Deadline To September 11th

August 13, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak PASCO COUNTY, Fla. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the application deadline for the [...]
Old Tractor Wanted for Kids at the Glazer Museum

Old Tractor Wanted for Kids at the Glazer Museum

August 12, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak TAMPA, Fla. - Hillsborough County Farm Bureau Executive Director Judi Whitson is looking for an old tractor [...]
Impacts of COVID-19 on Extension

Impacts of COVID-19 on Extension

August 10, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Evaluation Program team at the South [...]
$1 Million Awarded, 22 Local Governments for Community Planning Technical Assistance

$1 Million Awarded, 22 Local Governments for Community Planning Technical Assistance

August 9, 2020 By: Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Governor DeSantis awarded nearly $1 million ($990,565) in Community Planning Technical Assis [...]
USDA Adds New Features To FARMERS.GOV, Helping To Hire H-2A Workers

USDA Adds New Features To FARMERS.GOV, Helping To Hire H-2A Workers

August 7, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla.- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has introduced new features on the farme [...]
FDACS Encourages Growers to Take Crop Insurance Actions by Deadlines

FDACS Encourages Growers to Take Crop Insurance Actions by Deadlines

August 8, 2020 By: Staff Report Tallahassee, Fla.- The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging Florida produce g [...]
USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Florida and the US Virgin Islands

USDA Stands Up New Team to Better Serve Beginning Farmers and Ranchers in Florida and the US Virgin Islands

August 5, 2020 By: Staff Report GAINESVILLE, Florida, – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is standing up a new team that will lead a de [...]
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