Category: Farm & Outdoors

By Leah Hodges Riverbend News Robert “Bob” Williams started growing plants 25 years ago as a hobby. It started as a way to pass the time and fill his days with something…

By Jackson Powers and Jaley Mosley Contributors National Future Farmers of America (FFA) week was first celebrated in 1948 in Kansas City, Miss. That year, the number of FFA members nationwide increased…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Suwannee County Cattlemen Association will be hosting their Open Youth Beef Show on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20. The event, which runs back-to-back with…

By Danny Federico  Riverbend News Barrett Young, a senior at Branford High School (BHS) and Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter President, was nominated for the career and technical education (CTE) component…

By Stacy Young Contributor The Branford Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter competed in the Environmental Science Career Development Event at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center in Haines City, Fla., on Thursday,…

By Katrina Koning Contributor The National Association of State Foresters (NASF) is celebrating 100 years with a Centennial Challenge campaign, honoring the work of the association in providing a unified voice for state…

Want to learn how to saltwater fish in Florida? Join the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) for a series of free Virtual Saltwater Fishing Clinics for beginner anglers age 16…

By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News Three Lafayette 4-H members, Holland Jackson, Lanae Colson and Derby Sherrell, recently participated in a Tri-County Chick-Chain Show in Madison County. More than 28 4-H members from Madison,…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News The Lafayette County Farm Bureau hosted a luncheon for its Farm-City Week event on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 12 p.m. The event was held at the Mayo Farm…

By Starr Munro: Riverbend News The farming communities of the 21st century have seen more changes in their lifetime than the era of industrialization brought to their own great grandaddies way of…

By Danny Federico Riverbend News Being able to pick fruit straight off the tree is a memory that some may have from their childhood or it’s one that some may wish they…

By Kathrine Alderman Riverbend News Though the tobacco-growing industry may not be as prolific as it once was, farmers such as Scott Prine and his family are keeping it alive, which is…

By Ramsey Sullivan Riverbend News The 2017 National Forestry Queen and teacher at Anderson Elementary School, Shelbi McCall, isn’t like most other pageant queens; she isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty…