“Be ye not afraid of doing something your venerable ancestors did, for the benefits to your aching back may be many” (Author anonymous) We all know that gardening involves a lot of hard work: hoeing, ...

Growing rice can slow soil loss and the lowering of surface elevation. Frank Bienewald/Getty Images Rice was grown in the Everglades Agricultural Area for a brief period in the 1950s, but it was ...

One of the challenges that new residents (and seasoned ones) trying to garden in Florida come across is how to grow things in our dry sandy soils. There is more to it than applying lots of water and ...

Government incentives, spurred by climate change fears, will likely nudge you toward reduced tillage programs and cover crops in the near future. On-farm tests conducted by Farm Journal field ...

It is harvest time at the U.S. Sugar Corporation in Clewiston in this photo from March 2005. Leah Nash Miami Herald file photo Orlando, Fla. It used to be the water spilled over Lake Okeechobee’s ...

Proper soil compaction is crucial for both small and large construction projects because it increases soil density and load bearing, ensuring the stability, durability, and longevity of buildings and ...

Soil and water are the origin of what we eat and drink — linchpins of Florida's future growth. How we manage them winds up in front of the state's 55 unsung soil and water conservation districts. Few ...

Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, a roughly 1,100-square-mile (2,800-square-kilometer) area south of Lake Okeechobee ...

Jehangir Bhadha receives funding from NSF, USDA, FDACS, Florida Rice Growers Inc. Each summer, nearly 25,000 acres (10,000 hectares) of rice is cultivated in the Florida Everglades Agricultural Area, ...