Clay County Agriculture, Small Farm and Natural Resources

Clay County Agriculture, Small Farm and Natural Resources Extension's webpage is designed to help producers and landowners find information on current agricultural/ natural resources practices and issues, educational events, alternative enterprises, and much more.

We are here to provide information and educational resources to area residents, in order to promote economic, environmental, and social sustainability of locally diverse agricultural and forest systems.  

County & Regional Events 2009/10

 

September 10th, Northeast Florida Small Farm Working Group - Reconnecting Urban Customers with the Farm Through Multiple Enterprises, Hilliard, FL

September 19th, Be a Hobby Beekeeper Short Course, Clay County Agriculture Center, Green Cove Springs, FL

September 22nd, Horse Camping: A Potential Way to Add Revenue to the Farm, Bronson, FL

September 26th, Florida Meat Goat Association - Fall Goat Production Conference, Ocala, FL

October 28th, 2009 Florida Ag Expo, Balm, FL. For more information visit http://flagexpo.ifas.ufl.edu/

November 14th, Be a Hobby Beekeeper Short Course, Clay County Agriculture Center, Green Cove Springs, FL

December 8th -Youth Livestock Show Ethics and Animal Care Program, Clay County Extension Office Exhibition building, Green Cove Springs, FL

September 12-15, 2010, National Goat Conference, Civic Center, Tallahassee FL. For more information contact Angela McKenzie Jakes at 850-875-8557 or angela.mckenziejakes@famu.edu

 

Keystone Heights Farmers Market

Open October thru June; Thursdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m, Behind City Hall. If you are interested in buying at the market or would like to be a vendor, contact market manager Sandy Rogers - Piney Woods Farm at 352-473-5150 or email to pineywoodsfarm1@peoplepc.com.                                                                 

Web Resources

• General Agriculture

            Northeast Florida Farmers' Markets List -NEW-

            Sales Tax Exempt Information -NEW-

            NFBFG Farm & Forage Resource Guide

            Clay County Agricultural Impact Brochure

• Fruit and Vegetable Production

            UF Vegetable Production Handbook

            UF Peaches and Nectarines for Central & North Florida

• Livestock Production

            National Scrapie Eradication Program

            Scrapie Eradication Q & A

            Scrapie Flock Certification Application

            Florida Animal Identification Program

            FDOACS - Animal Industry - Emergency Management

            Florida Cattle Auctions Weekly Summary

• Pasture and Forage Management

            University of Florida Forage Extension Laboratory -NEW-

            University of Florida Soil Test Form

            University of Florida Water Test Form

            University of Florida Weed Science

            UGA Cattle Feed & Forage Test Application

            UGA Horse/ Swine/ Goat Forage & Feed Test Application

• Natural Resources

            UF BioFuel Production Publications -NEW-

            UF Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

            UF Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory 

• Small Farms

            University of Florida Small Farm Resources

            Keys to Successfully Choosing Enterprises