Supplemental Feeding in Drought Conditions

Supplemental Feeding in Drought Conditions

With continuous weeks of drought through the end of August and throughout September, all of North Florida is in either the D1 Moderate Drought Category (tan) or D0 Abnormally Dry Category of NOAA’s U.S. Drought Monitor.  With limited rainfall, both forage...
August 2025 Weather Summary and Fall Outlook

August 2025 Weather Summary and Fall Outlook

Rainfall August 2025 was an interesting month with above average rainfall in the first half of the month, particularly near the Gulf Coast.  But, in the second half of the month some areas dried back out fairly rapidly.  The map above to the left shows total estimated...
Horse Owner Hurricane Preparedness Survey

Horse Owner Hurricane Preparedness Survey

– Maggie Nelson, University of Florida, Senior Animal Science Student, and Carissa Wickens, UF/IFAS Horse Extension Specialist University of Florida, Senior Animal Sciences Student, Maggie Nelson is conducting her College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)...
July 2025 Weather Summary & 3-Month Outlook

July 2025 Weather Summary & 3-Month Outlook

Rainfall July is normally one of the wettest months of the year, but it was not uniform this year across the Panhandle.  In July 2025, NOAA’s Regional Climate Center estimates that total rainfall ranged from 2-3.5″” (tan) to 9.5-11″ (purple)...
June 2025 Weather Summary and Three-Month Outlook

June 2025 Weather Summary and Three-Month Outlook

Rainfall For many years June was a wet summer month, but lately has been more variable.  June 2025 rainfall was not uniform in the Panhandle with some counties above average and many slightly below average.  The map above to the left shows the variation with counties...