4-H ART EXHIBIT: All exhibitors must be current, active members in good standing with a 4-H group in Walton or Holmes Counties. Members of 4-H groups of other counties that do not have a fair exhibit may also enter. The exhibitor’s 4-H ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthWhen one thinks of hops, one most likely thinks first of beer. The brewing of beer, and especially its subsequent consumption, are likely to eclipse thoughts of any other part of the process that brings such a tasty beverage to the table. ... READ MORE
Category: AgricultureThe Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) is one of the most iconic figures of the Deep South. Mentioning the words Live Oak invokes all sorts of romantic nostalgia of yesteryear and the reputation is not unearned. In fact, many Live Oaks still ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
4-H Masterpiece Art Club Have fun and discover your inner Picasso! Our club projects will involved painting, drawing, photography, and MORE! Club membership is open for kids ages 8-18. Club dues are $5. Club will meet the first Tuesday ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthGardeners in Northwest Florida were blessed this spring with conditions conducive to great gardening, mild weather and plenty of rain. However, with those pleasant conditions has come an unusually high occurrence of Fireblight. Cases of Fireblight ... READ MORE
Category: Horticulture
Controlling competing vegetation and brown spot disease are two main reasons we prescribe burn young longleaf plantations: Longleaf pine seedlings do not like competing vegetation and will stay in the grass stage for years if vegetation ... READ MORE
Category: Natural ResourcesSheila Dunning, Okaloosa Commercial Horticulture Agent With all the news about the Zika virus spread in Florida, now is the time to start thinking about mosquito protection. As the weather warms, they will be hatching. Check out where the ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture"First you are a part of it, then it becomes a part of you.” What better way to describe that inside “IT” factor that drives our 4-H Alumni to continue supporting our programming in order “To Make the Best Better.” In the case of ... READ MORE
Category: 4-H & YouthPeople are, by nature, skeptical. Humans are and have always been questioners of the world around them and that’s a good thing! For instance, when one reads a sensational article on Facebook or watches an infomercial selling a too-good-to-be-true ... READ MORE
Category: HorticultureEvan Anderson, Walton County Agriculture Agent Strawberries are currently in full production, and seeing rows of beautiful berries at a u-pick operation, or flats of flawless fruits in the store makes it easy for the consumer to forget how many ... READ MORE
Category: Agriculture