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Our Agricultural Extension programs help farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses with the best UF/ IFAS agricultural research information. They can assist local producers learn to grow, market, process, and use local farm products, and how to adjust to changing economic conditions
Quick
Links:
Agriculture Census (Statistics) BioFuels
Current Issues in
Agriculture Favorite Sons
Green
Pages (for consumers) BSE
Lake Okeechobee Protection Program Other
Ag Links
Ag Producer Links: Beef Citrus Dairy Sod/Turf Vegetable Ornamental Plant Nurseries
Below data comes from the 2002 Census of Agriculture. This page will be updated with 2007 links soon! |
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| Okeechobee County Profile Click Here | Florida State Summary Click Here |
| Florida State Statistics Service 2002 Okeechobee Co. profile click here | FASS State summary click here |
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Biofuel
crop production - 8 crops currently
have been evaluated for Florida potential:
Other UF/IFAS Energy crop publications are available - Click this website |
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USDA Technology Transfer Information Center
Biofuel
website
including news feeds, funding, research reports and links to more information |
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Click
here!
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 Horse
Owner Alert: Equine Herpes Info: click here |
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Okeechobee Agricultural Leaders |
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Local Agricultural Producers: Our office provides this list of local growers and ranchers that sell direct to local residents - contact us if you want to be listed - or know someone who ought to be here....
For
official information about Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
[ BSE ] , please
see the USDA
BSE website
Lake Okeechobee
Protection Program
- a review of UF/IFAS progress....
Okeechobee County Beef ProductionUF/IFAS Extension links: |
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| South Florida Beef Forage Program |
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Central
Florida Livestock Agent's Group
2009 Florida Cattlemen's Institute presentations - click here |
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| UF/IFAS Department of Animal Science @ Gainesville | |
| UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research & Education Center @ Ona |
links for Okeechobee County Dairy Producers |
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| UF/IFAS report: Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2004 Financial Summary | |
Sod Production in Okeechobee County |
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UF/IFAS Sod Production LinksTurfgrass Science at the University of Florida Turf
Industry Links
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Local Sod Producer LinksLykes Bros., Inc. Okeechobee Email: lykesranch@okeechobee.com R & D Sod Farms, Inc. Okeechobee Sod Services LLC Okeechobee Willaway
Cattle & Sod, LP Okeechobee |
Every five years the USDA conducts an assessment of agricultural production
and economic conditions surrounding our nations food and
fiber industry.
Detailed reports will be published for all counties,
states and the nation. 
Sonny Williamson Jr. 
Louis E. “Red” Larson
Industry Links:
Dairy
Farmers, Inc.
863-675-2144
Indian River Citrus League
Florida
Citrus Mutual
2008-09 Edition now available! 
