Category: Farm & Outdoors

Jennifer Mason Contributor The cold weather this winter is the test for what plants are going to survive and thrive in your yard/property. The blooming exotics such as Japanese magnolias and flowering…

Jennifer Mason Contributor The cold weather this winter is the test for what plants are going to survive and thrive in your yard/property. The blooming exotics such as Japanese magnolias and flowering…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Red Hills Fire & Nature Festival, originally planned for Saturday, Jan. 31, has been rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 7, due to the cold and windy weather…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight Florida counties as primary natural disaster areas due to the recent drought. These include Jefferson County as well…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. On Florida Arbor Day, local and regional leaders of the Florida Forest Service held a tree giveaway in the parking lot of Tractor Supply in Monticello. A…

SRWMD Contributor Following a year of below-average rainfall across North Florida that has affected rivers, springs and groundwater levels, the Suwannee River Water Management District (District) Governing Board issued a water shortage…

Brittany Green Florida Peanut Producers Association The Florida Peanut Producers Association seeks eligible peanut producers who are interested in serving on the National Peanut Board. The Florida Peanut Producers Association will hold…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy has organized a Red Hills Fire & Nature Festival for Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 11 a.m. and lasting until…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. In the depths of winter, many people who kindle hopes for “Peace on Earth” carry those forward into positive new year actions toward peace of mind, peace…

Jimmy McQuigg Jefferson County Forester Florida Arbor Day is right around the corner, and this year, the Florida Forest Service (FFS) is making it extra special. To honor this important day, FFS…

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Contributor After FWC staff presented options on highly regulated black bear hunting and the public provided their comments at the August and November 2025 Commission meetings,…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. Many Jefferson County 4-H youth participated in the North Florida Fair and brought home team and individual awards across three age divisions (junior, intermediate and senior )…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The agriculture extension office for Jefferson County is now fully staffed again. The most recent team member to be hired is FAMU Cooperative Extension 4-H and Agriculture…

Gideon Burrell Contributor The North Florida Fair was very interesting and fun. It had a variety of things to do: games, rides, shows and many other things.  On 4-H day at the…

Jennifer Mason Contributor Throughout this dry fall, I find myself kicking around the woods observing the shrubs and trees that are stressed from this prolonged drought. Many trees didn’t really have much…

Frank Humphries Florida A&M University Pruning vines too early creates a higher risk of cold damage during unpredictable winter warm-ups and frost events. Muscadines are a grape native to the southeastern United…

Florida Dept. of Agriculture Contributor The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will open an application cycle for the Rural and Family Lands Protection Program (RFLPP), beginning Monday, Dec. 15, at…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. This month we’re making the transition from fall into winter, watching the days get shorter and shorter and then begin, almost imperceptibly, to extend again. In these…

Hailey Heseltine ECB Publishing, Inc. The first sanctioned hunting season for Florida black bears in a decade starts on Saturday, Dec. 6. During the season, which is planned to last until Dec….