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August 21, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak HILLSBOROUGH, Fla. -Researchers from the University of Florida (UF) are conducting a second round of surveys on the effects of COVID-19’s impact on the Sunshine States’ agriculture and marine industries, particularly regarding the most recent period of the pandemic.…
Read More UF Researchers Seek Survey Input From AG And Marine Industry Reps
August 17, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR DOVER, Fla. – The 2020 Hillsborough County Fair scheduled for Oct 22-Nov 1, 2020 will be having a restricted fair opening for the 2020 Fair. The board of directors voted to modify the fair events this year due…
Read More 2020 Hillsborough County Fair Announces Restricted Opening
August 17, 2020 By: Staff Report BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – The Southwest Florida Water Management District (District) is seeking public input about the order in which minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for lakes, wetlands, rivers, streams, and aquifers in the District will be determined. Legislation requires…
Read More SWFWMD to Hold Virtual Public Workshop on Ranking Water Bodies
August 16, 2020 By: Staff Report PLANT CITY, Fla. – Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Staff Sergeant Dustin Grooms, a fourth-generation farmer, and manager of a family-owned strawberry farm in Plant City, as the August selection for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer…
Read More Plant City Farmer and Veteran Named ‘Veteran of The Month’
August 15, 2020 By: Staff Report DOVER, Fla.- The finalists have been selected for Florida Farm Bureau’s 2020 Achievement in Agriculture, Excellence in Agriculture, and Discussion Meet awards. The awards honor young farmers and ranchers between the ages of 18-35 for their hard work, innovation, and ability to solve top…
Read More Hillsborough and Polk County Young Farmers & Ranchers, Finalist in Annual Awards
August 13, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak Peruse the produce section of a grocery store and you can find citrus, strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, sugarcane, corn and lettuce developed by University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers. Go to a business that sells…
Read More New UF/IFAS Website Showcases Diverse Plant Breeding Program
August 13, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the application deadline for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to September 11, 2020. The original deadline had been August 28. Also, new commodities will now be…
Read More USDA Extends CFAP Extension Deadline To September 11th
August 12, 2020 By: Jim Frankowiak TAMPA, Fla. – Hillsborough County Farm Bureau Executive Director Judi Whitson is looking for an old tractor to be used at the Glazer Children’s Museum in Tampa. The donated tractor “would be stripped down and used as a display…
Read More Old Tractor Wanted for Kids at the Glazer Museum
August 10, 2020 By: Staff Report, PR HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Evaluation Program team at the Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (SCCAHS) initiated a collaborative group of the 11 NIOSH Ag Centers across the country.…
Read More Impacts of COVID-19 on Extension
August 9, 2020 By: Staff Report TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Governor DeSantis awarded nearly $1 million ($990,565) in Community Planning Technical Assistance (CPTA) grants to 22 local governments and four Regional Planning Councils to assist Florida communities. Administered by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), the CPTA…
Read More $1 Million Awarded, 22 Local Governments for Community Planning Technical Assistance