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Courtesy of Nichole HetchkopSeveral North Central Florida developements are emulating the food-centric layouts of the earliest agricultural communities in Mesopotamia, China and South America. Agrihoods share the “back to the land” goal of the intentional communities and ecovillages that gained popularity in the 1960s and ‘70s, but cater to a 9-to-5 crowd. -
The effort, led by horticultural scientist Zhanao Deng, aims to tackle common issues faced by growers.
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The Porters Quarters Community Farm Farmers Market , a pop-up market in the Porters Community Garden, launched on Wednesday with 16 vendor tables selling clothing, jewelry, books and desserts, among other products. -
As egg prices have gone up, some Florida residents are crowing about raising their own chickens. -
As temperatures drop below freezing, residents are advised to follow the "Three P’s" of cold weather safety — protecting people, pipes, and plants. -
Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90 percent in less than three decades. -
Once standing at 18 feet tall and requiring ladders for harvest – the citrus trees are now barely half that height and struggle to survive in the grip of disease. -
Minority-owned farms in Alachua County were some of 43,000 nationwide to receive part of a $2.2 billion payout from the U.S. Department of Agriculture last July. -
Jack Gillen of Micanopy is pioneering efforts to preserve an endangered species in Florida - Cracker horses and cattle, in a state where it's ever tougher to own farm land. -
After over a decade of research, agronomists and researchers at UF/IFAS are continuing to assess the performance of carinata, basing their research at the North Florida Research and Education center located in Quincy, Florida. -
Warmer temperatures and new technologies help an industry once lost to freezes. -
These tensions among agriculture, water quality and fishing play out from the Suwannee River Valley in Florida to to northern states, like Ohio, around Lake Erie. Amid ongoing discussions of the waterways’ inherent ecological value, new research zeros in on water quality and economic impacts of future land use changes.
