Butler Oaks Farm is among the 2008 CARES recipients for the Northern Everglades area. The Butler family will be honored at the May 15 dinner at the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center.

Robert L. “Bob” Butler of Butler Oaks Farm has made it a priority to find new and more efficient ways to manage the nutrients that come off his land....

Donell and Robert Gwinn have been farming together at Gwinn Brothers Farm near McAlpin for over 25 years. They have a rich farming heritage in Suwannee County and are well known and respected throughout Florida and South Georgia, not just for their expertise in farming but also for their conservation efforts...