Ben Hoffner UF/IFAS Extension – Jefferson With the cooler days ahead of us agriculture producers in Jefferson County are beginning to prepare and continuing to work hard on their crops and with…
Category: Farm & Outdoors
Farm-City Week highlights partnerships between rural and urban folks
Dear Friends and Neighbors, National Farm–City “Week” is the week leading up to Thanksgiving Day. This is a time to recognize and honor the contributions of the country’s farmers and other agriculturalists…
Jefferson Farm Bureau celebrates Farm-City Week with Kiwanis Club
Caraline Coombs Florida Farm Bureau Federation The Jefferson County Farm Bureau, in collaboration with the Monticello Kiwanis Club, hosted a successful Farm-City Week Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The annual event brought…
Protect your garden from the cold weather to come
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The long, hot days of summer have slowly faded away, replaced with shorter, cooler days of autumn. While our Florida weather will continue to fluctuate in the…
Reach for radishes in November
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Radishes have just come into season in Florida, and they will continue to be available for many months to come – through the rest of fall, all…
Local landowners can access $25M for conservation in the Big Bend
Tall Timbers Contributor Landowners in 11 Florida counties will have the opportunity to tap into $25 million in federal financial assistance for land management practices and permanent land conservation thanks to a…
Farm Credit announces 2025 AgVacocator Scholarship Program
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Farm Credit of Northwest Florida announced the launch of the 2025 AgVocator Scholarship Program, which is intended to support the next generation of agricultural leaders. Applicants with…
Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension welcomes new 4-H program assistant
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Say hello to our community’s new 4-H program assistant at the Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension Office, Justice Barrington! Though she now lives in Tallahassee, Barrington considers herself…
Watering wisely
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s been way too long since we had a drop of rain. Somehow most of the plants out in nature seem to be getting by on the…
Know the law before you burn debris
To obtain a burn authorization, call (850) 681-5951 Jimmy McQuigg, Forester Florida Forest Service Jefferson and Leon Counties Florida residents should be aware that escaped debris burning is the leading cause of…
Bats roosting in buildings? Fall is the time for exclusions
Florida Wildlife Commission Contributor While Florida’s 13 native and beneficial bat species typically roost in trees, caves or other natural spaces, they can also be attracted to human-made structures. The Florida Fish…
JCHA to host annual Harvest Moon Hunt Dinner at historic house
Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Historical Association (JCHA) is soon to host their annual Harvest Moon Hunt Dinner, an autumn event that has been a part of Jefferson County…
Local horse rescue seeks public assistance
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Since 2012, Rainbow’s Edge Equine Transition Center has assisted with sheltering, rehabilitating and rehoming horses that have been seized by law enforcement from abuse and neglect cases….
Farm Tour 2024
Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. Another year of farm visits, hay rides, U-pick opportunities and pumpkin patches has reached its completion as the Annual Farm Tour commences for 2024. This year there…
Students enjoy Ag Adventures Day
Justice Barrington UF/IFAS Extension-Jefferson On Friday, Oct. 11, about 71 students from Jefferson County K-12 – A Community Partnership School and Jefferson County Homeschool Association, along with their teachers and parents, joined…
Lying low through the windy bits
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. We were trapped in our property for a few days after Hurricane Helene stormed through. Of all the trees that came down, none of them thankfully hit…
Extension office Open House is Oct. 12
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County UF/IFAS Extension is holding an Open House on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon. While not an official stop on the 2024 Farm…
Fall Farm Tour is Oct. 12-13
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On the second weekend of October each year, the Fl-Ga Farm Tour makes it possible to visit many farms, ranches, groves, orchards, gardens, vineyards and other operations…
National Hunting & Fishing Day is September 28, 2024
National Shooting Sports Foundation What is National Hunting & Fishing Day? On May 2, 1972, President Nixon signed the first-ever proclamation of National Hunting & Fishing Day (NHF), writing “I urge all…
Wildlife Center welcomes tallest, most colorful living stork
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Saddle-billed storks are the tallest and most brightly colored type of stork. This huge bird (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) regularly reaches a height of nearly 5 feet and a…
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