Category: Farm & Outdoors

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Florida is full of hard-working farmers who contribute to the state’s agricultural and environmental innovations. Whether in Florida’s iconic citrus production, tending to fields of cotton or…

Emerald G. Parsons ECB Publishing, Inc. The annual National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) Hunting Heritage Event and Jefferson County Kings of Spring Youth Turkey Challenge, is set for Saturday, Mar. 14 at…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Jefferson County might be quite a distance from the Australian Outback, but the two locations now share a unique similarity: both are home to Red Kangaroos. While…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Triple R Horse Rescue will host its ninth annual fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 5 to 10 p.m.; Leap Day is an extra day to have…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Tami Lester is the owner and operator of Twelve Oaks Farm, an equine facilitated learning and life coaching operation that is located just outside the Monticello city…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Fire is a force of nature that can keep us warm, cook our food and cultivate our wild lands. But, fire can also be a detrimental natural…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Since its birth in 1872, Arbor Day has been a time for people, schools, organizations and civic clubs to reflect on the importance of trees within our…

Tending to heirloom camellia plants, cultivating a history of gardening Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. When Tom and Susie Isphording bought their 1922 historic home in Monticello, the garden was far from…

Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Contributor Farm Credit of Northwest Florida recently announced the election of Jefferson County’s Ernest C. Fulford to its Board of Directors. Fulford will be serving on the…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Finley Boyd has been raising pigs with her family since 2014, when her grandfather, Hines Boyd, got into the business of raising Iberian pigs. Iberian pigs are…

Arlo Kane/Contributor Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission You have just harvested your timber stand, and now have at least 20 acres cleared. What do you do next? If you are going…

A kiss under the mistletoe…a holiday tradition that hasn’t much changed! If you look around, you’ll be sure to find some growing on the branches of several different species of hardwood trees…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. With a ceremony that was held on Tuesday, Dec. 3, the education of agriculture has officially returned to Jefferson Somerset classrooms. The process began last year when…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Today, Ernest and Sarah Fulford plant, harvest and tend to the family’s 1,200 acres. Much of that land has been passed to Ernest from his father, who,…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Allen and Bonnie Cook Baasch, owners and operators of the A&B Produce Farm, are enjoying the fruits of their labor as they watch the crops they planted…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. Another year of Jefferson County 4-H activities and programs has concluded with an awards ceremony and banquet on Saturday, Oct. 12. This annual awards banquet serves as…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. It’s officially fall, which means its time for pumpkin patches, scarecrows and farm tours! Jefferson County has six different locations listed in this year’s 12th Annual Farm…

Ashley Hunter ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Extension Office was filled with children from Jefferson and Leon Counties on Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12 as the Jefferson 4-H held…

Last week, Extension agents throughout the great state of Florida gathered in Fort Myers, Florida for the Extension Professional Associations of Florida (EPAF) Annual Conference. Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Julianne Dinkel…

Try your hand at saltwater fishing Saturday, Sept. 7, without needing a saltwater fishing license. License-free fishing days are a great way for Florida residents and visitors to get out on the…