Category: Farm & Outdoors

Patricia Smith ECB Publishing, Inc. A new equestrian facility has opened with the opportunity for Jefferson and surrounding counties’ hunter/jumper horse riders to compete in Gadsden County. The Forgotten Coast Horse Shows…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. As the 6 p.m. sun settled into the horizon, the Great Mark Western’s Bar C Ranch filled up with Cattlemen’s Association members for an evening full of…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. The 2021 Annual Conference for Florida Farm Bureau was held on Oct. 27 and 28 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando. This year, among the many awards…

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. In response to several lawsuits brought on by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a designation of critical habitat to the…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. When Kiona and Chris Wagner lived in South Florida, their backyard garden was so productive that they had plenty of excess vegetables to share. They so enjoyed…

Deidre Myers ECB Publishing, Inc. The Jefferson County Extension 4-H Office here in Monticello held a photography contest for local children to participate in to be judged by locals and have the…

Each year the 4-H in Jefferson County hosts the Chick Chain Project. In this program, 4-Hers will select a chick that they will raise to adulthood. Throughout the project, the youth will…

Story Submitted by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission It’s Labor Day weekend and a great time to spend a day out enjoying the water. On Saturday, Sept. 4, you can go…

Story Submitted by FWC Sea turtles lay eggs in nests on Florida beaches beginning in the spring and throughout the summer, and now the baby turtles are hatching! The Florida Fish and…

Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. All around the United States, the population of honey bees keeps dropping lower and lower. Over the years, in some states, the agriculture department has seen up…

Story Submitted by Natural Resources Conservation Service Florida private landowners in the St. Marks and Aucilla River watersheds can apply until Sept. 1 for financial and technical assistance from USDA’s Natural Resources…

Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Ever wonder why areas like Jefferson County have some of the most beautiful gardens, flowers or just plant growth in general? Well, that is due to the…

Earlier this month, more than 225 young farmers, ranchers and agriculturalists gathered in Fort Myers, Florida for the Florida Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Leadership Conference. Clay and Kari Fulford, Emily…

  As farmland continues to decrease and cities grow, consumers are further removed from agriculture and where food comes from. Younger consumers are more likely to eat out or purchase prepared foods…

    Temperatures are on the rise and school is out. While the official start of summer 2021 is still weeks away, that summer feeling is growing in every corner of Jefferson…

Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Granny Kat’s Apiary Supply & Bee Learning Center is a local owned business, not just specializing in the making of honey, but also in the life of…

  Did you know that each year the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) designates a week to recognize and celebrate pollinators?! This week is known as National Pollinator Week and takes…

Forest Resources Association Contributor The Forest Resources Association (FRA) and STIHL Incorporated honored Gray Logging, LLC., of Madison, as the National Outstanding Logger at FRA’s 2021 virtual annual meeting on Wednesday, May…

Meet Gretchen Thornton The new Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Mike Johnson ECB Publishing, Inc. Gretchen Thornton is the newest smiling face at the Jefferson County 4-H Extension Office, taking over as…

Story Submitted by FWC This week kicks off National Fishing and Boating Week and what better way to celebrate than to try your hand at fishing in Florida. License-free saltwater fishing weekend…