Category: Agribusiness

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Holiday Gift Guide: Spreading Joy While Supporting Indian River County Producers

by Olivia Zugay
December 8, 2023

If you're having difficulty deciding what to gift your friends and family this holiday season, we have you covered. We've curated a gift guide that not only offers great gifting ideas but also provides you with an opportunity to support local ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Relationships & Family, , Work & Life
Tags: Gifts, Gifts For The Holidays, Handmade, Honey, Indian River County Producers, Local Businesses, Local Producers, Locally Made Gifts
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Becoming a Farmer (Part 5 of 7): “Dude, Where’s My Farm?

by Rod Greder
December 7, 2023

"There is no there there." -- Gertrude Stein, Author "Where" your farm business is located is a very important question. It matters in many ways. Like the Ashton Kutcher movie, "Dude, Where's My Car?", you don't want the location of your farm ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management
Tags: Ag, Agriculture, BecomingAFarmer, Business, Farm, Farm School, Grower, Pgm_Ag, Ranch, Small Farm, Small Farming

2023 Fall Meeting of the SWFL Small Farmer Network

by Jessica M. Ryals
November 28, 2023

On November 3, 2023, the Southwest Small Farmer Network held our fall meeting at Circle C Farm in Hendry County, FL. The focus of the meeting was to highlight Circle C’s new on-farm store, learn about pasture management, connect producers, ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Business, Farmers, Small Farms, SWFL, SWFL Small Farmer Network, UF/IFAS Extension

Simulated risk, real crops: UF/IFAS Extension educates growers through competition

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
November 16, 2023

Think of it like one of those farm simulator video games, except the crop is real. A few small plots of land, ample seed and all the requirements to make it grow. This is the basis of the UF/FAS Extension Florida Stakeholder Engagement Program ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering, Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department, Corn, Kevin Athearn, North Florida Research And Education Center-Suwannee Valley, STEP Competition, Vivek Sharma

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