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SIX KEYS TO UNLOCKING UPSKILLING AT SCALE
Research suggests that with the right mind-set, technological literacy, and community engagement, you can shepherd your entire workforce into the digital future.
Is your board risk-ready?
Company directors face heightened pressure to assess and manage risk at the organizations they oversee — and in the boardroom itself.
How to succeed in uncertain times
In a difficult environment, leaders need to resist the impulse to adopt a defensive pose. They must instead take actions that will position their organization for success.
FORCES OF nature
Understanding how ecosystems grow, thrive, and regenerate can help leaders steer their organization.
UF/IFAS Scientists Help National Team Breed Better Pomegranates
YOU CAN ENJOY POMEGRANATES in myriad ways. You can toss them in salads, sprinkle their seeds on yogurt or oatmeal or add them to smoothies. When you consume pomegranates, you’ll savor their sweet and sour flavor. You may be drawn not only to their taste, but perhaps to their nutritional value. They contain antioxidants that help boost your health.
Wildfire Preparations as Important as Hurricane Preparations
WHILE MANY FLORIDIANS KNOW how to prepare their home for a hurricane, it’s crucial to conduct a wildfire safety home checkup as well — especially in dry periods like much of the state is currently experiencing. David Godwin, director of the Southern Fire Exchange, has tips for preparing for a wildfire.
THE Green Light
USDA’s Blessing Sets Florida Hemp Program Into Action
Recipe Spotlight
Take Fresh Peaches To a Whole New Level
Queen Bee
Alecia Crauswell Keeps Business Buzzing at Lakeland’s Red Roof Farms.
In The Heartland Highlands Country: ‘We Belong'
Female Chair of Highlands County Young Farmers & Ranchers Talks About Women in Ag, Opportunity
GRASSROOTS EFFORTS
Florida Young Farmers and Ranchers Compiling Online Directory of Farms Selling Directly to Consumers
Floral Industry Wilting as Virus Concerns End Gatherings, Events
WITH EVERY LARGE GATHERING across the country canceled due to COVID-19, cut-foliage growers had nowhere to send their product, greenery used to decorate and accent bouquets.
Field of Dreams
Florida Sun Grown Brings Tobacco Farming Back to Florida
An Unlikely Path
Lori Proctor’s Goat Farm a Story of Success Born From New Adventure
Staring Down the Barrel Of Climate Change
Art doesn’t have to be topical to be good. But, like Picasso’s Guernica, much of what’s considered “important” art does grapple with contemporary events. Even as the globe battles the Covid-19 pandemic, cataclysmic climate change remains a key threat. These four artists are facing it head-on, not only with lofty sentiment but also with actions large and small
PROBLEMS PROBLEMS PROBLEMS
Some small-business owners say the Paycheck Protection Program could leave them worse off than before the pandemic
Mind Over Body, Helmet Over Mind
A secretive startup backed by $54 million says its devices will transform neuroscience
Milton Friedman Has a Plan For This?
Even Republicans are coming to feel that only a new industrial policy will solve America’s shortcomings
IF YOU WORK HERE, ASSUME YOU HAVE IT
Meatpacking workers are sick and dying, and the food supply chain is beginning to falter
The Political Push to Sue China for Covid-19
Holding the country accountable in U.S. courts will be tough, but plenty of people are trying
Instacart Wasn't Ready To Be Essential
The grocery delivery startup added 300,000 workers in eight weeks, but Covid-19 is still overtaking it in more ways than one
Art in the Time of Stasis
The contemporary art market relies on global events, consensus, and good old-fashioned gossip. What happens when all of that grinds to a halt?
An Alternative Way To Get Burned
YieldStreet pitches investments you can’t get elsewhere. That’s not always a good thing
Why the Big Will Get Bigger
As the crisis lifts, weaker players will likely fall victim to a consolidation wave
Hustle and Heart
Monica Peraza O’Quigley loves the challenge of creating new companies. With her latest, the Etho, she’s zeroing in on her goal to empower women worldwide.
How SMBs Can Build Growth-Ready Teams
Planning for the long term should continue despite short-term challenges in other areas.
HOW I GOT COVID-19 TESTS TO MARKET IN TWO WEEKS
Everlywell founder Julia Cheek created a lab test game-changer. Then she took on the Covid-19 crisis—and found herself in the eye of a storm.
Founders Project: Sure, you lead. But the right hire leads to success.
Daniel Lubetzky, founder of multibillion-dollar snack company Kind, talks navigating financial uncertainty and staffing for next-level growth with fellow Mexican-born entrepreneur Fany Gerson, founder of sweets company La Newyorkina.
The Humbling of Exxon
Years of miscalculation turned a juggernaut into just another middling company. And that was before the pandemic
Mein Liebling Credit Card
In the coronavirus era, Germany’s passion for cash is cooling because of fears about handling dirty bills