Category: Farm & Outdoors

Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. The Annual Richardson Pond Fishing Tournament returned for 2020, after a two-year hiatus. Thomas Richardson hosted the event on Saturday, Sept. 26th, in the stocked pond on…

Alyssa Ridenour ECB Publishing, Inc. The Florida Farm Bureau recently hired their new district agent, Hannah Love. Currently a resident of Alachua, Love intends to move to Suwannee County soon. Love says…

Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. Danielle Sprague, local Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent at the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Extension Office, was recently awarded the Florida Farm Bureau Federation’s 2020 Extension Professional…

Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. For many people, getting up and speaking in front of others is quite a task, it can be hard to muster up the courage and express your…

It’s officially fall and peanut harvest is here which means that it’s time to spread the cheer (and protein) with the annual UF/IFAS Peanut Butter Challenge! The annual challenge runs from Oct….

Steve Cordle ECB Publishing, Inc. The Annual Richardson Pond Fishing Tournament is returning for 2020, after a two year hiatus. Thomas Richardson will host the event on September 26th in a stocked…

The temperatures have dropped slightly this week and fall is on the horizon! This is my favorite time of year to plant a garden and now is the time to start thinking…

Kathrine Alderman ECB Publishing, Inc. David Harvey loves bamboo, that’s why he’s dedicated about 10 years to growing, selling and educating everyone he can about it. Harvey, now 69, started growing bamboo…

The current potential for extreme foul weather has many residents of Jefferson County concerned about the safety of the trees near their homes. While it is almost inconceivable to imagine the area…

Les Harrison County Extension Director, Ag & Natural Resources Wakulla County Extension Temperatures are at the discomfort level and social distancing is on everyone’s mind. That summer feeling of needing relief from…

Tory Moore, UF/IFAS Contributor From Hollywood movies to Halloween celebrations, bats have a reputation as spooky, vile creatures to be avoided. The novel coronavirus has only deepened the disdain and fear some…

Molly Jameson UF/IFAS Extension Leon County Has a large, flashy, bright red-orange, fuzzy ant-like creature ever captured your attention? It may have been the infamous velvet ant, otherwise fittingly known as “cow…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The COVID-19 pandemic struck every industry with a fervor, and farmers and ranchers have not been left untouched by the financial devastation that a pandemic like this…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding the public that it’s waterbird nesting season. Many Floridians and guests are returning to the…

Florida Wildlife Commission Contributor Recreational bay scallop season for Franklin through the northwestern portion of Taylor County, as well as Levy, Citrus and Hernando counties opened on Wednesday, July 1 and will…

Lina Nissley ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida’s oldest nursery, Simpson Nurseries, was started in 1902 as a family business and later became known as the largest watermelon seed and pecan tree producer in…

  Hay season is here! Hay production is a large part of our economy here in Jefferson County and now is the time to focus on quality hay production. The first step…