Carolyn Saft, Suwannee County UF/IFAS Extension Contributor We are nearing the end of freezing cold snaps and many gardeners are anxious to get their plants in the ground if they haven’t already….
Category: Farm & Outdoors
Allison Acres, a decade of organic farming
Lee Trawick Reporter2@riverbendnews.org Tucked away atop the rolling hills of the rural community of Pinetta in Madison County is a 218-acre organic farm that is more than meets the eye. Allison Acres…
National FFA Week: Brent Long’s journey to greatness
Christian Peterson Reporter@riverbendnews.org Brent Long was born on May 30, 2002, in Gainesville, Fla.,and grew up on a small farm in Live Oak, cultivating a love for agriculture. He graduated from Suwannee…
Life lessons from the livestock show
Katie Jones Contributor We’ve reached that time of year in Florida when livestock shows are happening almost every week. Most of the youth participants won’t choose livestock production as a career. So,…
Lafayette FFA comes out on top
Chad Lyons Contributor Lafayette FFA competes in Sub-District Competition The Lafayette Future Farmers of America (FFA) Chapter competed in the Florida FFA District 3, Sub-District 3 contest on Dec. 14, 2021, at…
Give Valentines gifts with lasting memories
Carolyn Saft UF/IFAS Suwannee County Extension Contributor Our stores are filled with heart-shaped boxes of chocolates sold as symbols of love. Are they though? One piece of chocolate is about 75 calories,…
FWC to host Florida State Fish Art Contest
FWC Contributor The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with Wildlife Forever, is eager to announce they will host the Florida State Fish Art Contest again this year. Students…
Arbor Day is rooted in necessity
Mickey Starling Reporter3@riverbendnews.org For many, Arbor Day is one of those holidays that doesn’t receive much attention. However, in the 1800s, it was the extreme need for trees that eventually blossomed into…
Lafayette Farm Bureau announces 2021 Farm Family of the Year
Amy Croft Contributor On Monday, Nov. 8, the Lafayette County Farm Bureau hosted their annual membership meeting. Approximately 60 to 65 were in attendance to enjoy a delicious meal of chicken and…
Third annual “Spirit of the Horse,” a magical theater event on horseback
Horses Without Humans, contributor The Spirit of the Horse is a magical, heartwarming theater story on horseback that the whole family will enjoy! It is a showcase of World Class riders and…
Lafayette 4-H hosts small animal livestock show
Shawn Jackson, Lafayette County 4-H AgentContributor Lafayette County 4-H recently hosted its first ever Goat and Chick-Chain Livestock Show. The event was held on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Lafayette County Ag…
Working together to feed the hungry Society of St. Andrew, Camp SOS glean Rooney’s Farm
By Sydney Holder Riverbend News The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA), with volunteers from Camp SOS, spent their Thursday morning harvesting blueberries from Rooney’s Front Porch Farm in Live Oak. On Thursday,…
Gray Logging, LLC: 2021 National Outstanding Logger
By 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,…
Lafayette 4-H youth become grill masters
By Shawn Jackson Contributor Lafayette 4-H recently completed its spring Grill Masters workshops. Fifteen Lafayette County middle and high school youth participated in the four-week, 10-hour training that consisted of four weeks…
Scallop season opens next week
By Rick Patrick Riverbend News The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has set the dates for this summer’s bay scallop season on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The season varies…
Lafayette FFA racks up month of achievements
By Chad Lyons Contributor Lafayette High School FFA livestock team finishes sixth in CDE State Finals The 2021 Florida Future Farmers of America (FFA) Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) State Finals…