Using Man’s Best Friend to Detect Citrus Greening
For decades, humans have relied on dogs to detect explosives, illegal drugs, lost people and wildlife. More recently, they have been used to detect pests such as termites, bedbugs and agricultural insect pests. Now, we can add agricultural diseases to the list....
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Purina Recalls Producer’s Pride Cattle Cubes from Florida Tractor Supply Stores
Source: Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Last week the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services received multiple reports related to acute deaths in cattle. These deaths are being investigated by both the Division of Agricultural...
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Cotton Marketing News: Fundamentals, Fear and Uncertainty
The cotton market is currently in a decline. Old crop (2018) prices have dropped 20 cents/lb since the highs back in June, and most recently fallen 6 cents over just the past month. Low prices are never good, but this is particularly bad given that many growers...
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Forestry Hurricane Recovery Workshop – February 12
Taking the Next Steps to Salvage and Restore Forests and Natural Resources Impacted by Hurricane Michael Date: February 12, 2019 Sign in at 9:00 am CST - Concludes at 5:00 pm CST - Lunch provided Rivertown Community Church 19359 Highway 71 Blountstown, Florida 32424...
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Friday Feature: Farm Dog of the Year
This week's featured video was shared at the 2019 National Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana. An Australian Shepherd owned by Joe Sheeran, Texas was recognized as the 2019 Farm Dog of the Year. A panel of expert judges reviewed more than 90...
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An “Outside the Box” Idea for Winter Feeding Utilizing Cull Potatoes
As winter settles in, many ranchers are utilizing hay and/or supplemental feeds to provide nutrition for their cow herd. Although many areas of Florida produce hay throughout the summer, quality and volume varies with each cutting. When areas receive excessive...
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2018 Panhandle Ag Reader’s Choice Awards
The Panhandle Ag Team would like to thank our subscribers for your regular interest and support of Panhandle Ag e-News, and for your helping to spread the word so more producers sign up each week.The Panhandle Ag e-News project began in April of 2012. Over the past...
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New Phone App Connects Beekeepers and Growers
Source: Pollination Network Pollination Network, a mobile app that helps local farmers and growers find bees and beekeepers, launched this week in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app helps beekeepers to find jobs with nearby growers, and it allows...
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2018 Weather Summary and 1st Quarter Outlook
Many folks in the Panhandle were more than happy to take down their 2018 calendar to start a new year. The weather in 2018 is the main reason for the renewed optimism provided by a new year. There were really two elements that stood out as to what made 2018 a...
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Friday Feature: Peterson Bothers’ Farmer Rock Anthem
Those famous Kansas farm boys, the Peterson Bothers, have created another parody video called Farmers Rock Anthem, which is a parody of the popular song " Party Rock Anthem." The Peterson Brothers have published a number of these videos to tell the positive story of...
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