Farm City Luncheon celebrates MC agriculture

Farm City Luncheon celebrates MC agriculture Rick Hartman, Rick Hartman’s grandson, Hunter, and Hunter’s dad, Ransom Reed Hartman. Third, fourth and fifth generation farmers and ranchers shared their knowledge of Martin County’s rich agricultural history and current challenges with a sold-out crowd at the annual Farm-City luncheon on November 16 at the Rockin [...]

2023-12-14T13:41:09-05:00Dec. 14, 2023|

Farm City Luncheon 2023 celebrates Martin County agriculture

Farm City Luncheon 2023 celebrates Martin County agriculture Gloretta Hall is a born and bred city girl. Wes Carlton is a farm guy through and through. Meeting each other for the first time at last year's Farm City Luncheon, the two Martin County residents found themselves seated at the same table, discussing a wide range [...]

2023-09-11T15:13:46-04:00Sep. 7, 2023|

Deep roots

While many of its competitors were felled by the extremely challenging business environment of the Florida citrus industry in the past 15 years or so, Bernard Egan & Co. remains a solid fixture.

2023-03-24T19:41:00-04:00Mar. 24, 2023|

FAU Harbor Branch receives $2.8 million gift

FAU Harbor Branch receives $2.8 million gift Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute has received $2.8 million from Builders Initiative to establish a queen conch hatchery in Grand Bahama. This support expands FAU Harbor Branch's extensive aquaculture and food security program focused on replenishing queen conch populations throughout the Caribbean. It also enables development [...]

2023-03-24T13:12:33-04:00Mar. 23, 2023|

Hooked on a system

Hooked on a system Naturally raised tilapia are being produced on an environmentally sustainable fish farm located on the west side of Vero Beach. ANTHONY INSWASTY PHOTOS Vero Beach farm uses innovative process to raise market-ready tilapia BY MARY ANN KOENIG Michael Timmons, left, and Andrew Dixon raise and sell genetically healthy tilapia [...]

2023-03-02T19:20:16-05:00Feb. 14, 2023|

Farm City Luncheon 2022 dives into Martin County aquaculture

  Farm City Luncheon 2022 dives into Martin County aquaculture, brings together business, ag, environment and community   Pictured (l to r): Brandon Tucker, Pam & Bobby Tucker, Maureen Cotter and Patricia Ditmars   Aquaculture is big business in Florida, accounting for more than $200 million in annual revenue and making Florida one [...]

2022-12-08T11:45:30-05:00Dec. 2, 2022|

Local citrus, cattle industries holding own against pandemic

The two big agricultural industries on the Treasure Coast, citrus and cattle, have so far weathered the impact of COVID-19, even as cattle prices plunged in March and April and as growers and packers are on guard for the pandemic’s affect once the citrus season resumes in October, industry participants said.

2020-07-09T14:41:18-04:00Jul. 7, 2020|

Farm focuses on alternative-protein plant

In the open farmland rolling west of the town of Fellsmere, Parabel USA, Inc. is waging a food revolution. There, on an aqua farm, the company grows a potential solution to a zero-footprint food source. Water lentils are sprouting and growing in acres of fertile, large-scale hydroponic ponds.

2020-02-04T17:28:18-05:00Feb. 4, 2020|
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