Farmer Stress Management After the Storm
Living and working on a farm or cattle ranch offers many obstacles and opportunities to grow, change, and develop. Many farmers and producers, however, live under constant stress and anxiety of how and when decisions need to be made and the lasting effect it will have...
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West Florida Right of Way and Aquatic Training – December 18
Do you need to get a right of way or aquatic category pesticide license, or need CEUs to renew your current license? Join us on December 18, 2018 at the Escambia County Extension office located at 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment, Florida for an informative day that will...
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Confronting Change on the Modern Farm – an Online Survey
University of Florida PhD candidate Marcelo Calle is conducting research on how agricultural producers manage their farms in times of change. You are invited to participate in this major research survey by taking the online survey linked below. The results of this...
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Friday Feature: Farm Bureau’s This Farm CARES Program
This week's video was produced by Florida Farm Bureau to showcase their "This Farm CARES" program. CARES is an acronym for the County Alliance for Responsible Environmental Stewardship Program. This recognition is given out to Florida farmers who are doing an...
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Hurricane Michael Agricultural Damage Assessment and Economic Impacts
October 10, 2018 will be a date that farmers and ranchers in the Central Panhandle of Florida will never forget as long as they live. Hurricane Michael landed in Bay County with 155 mph winds (Category 5 = 157 mph), the most powerful winds since Hurricane Andrew in...
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Beasts that Bite and Things that Sting
Our recent storm was traumatic in a lot of ways, and not only for humans. Many animals found their homes destroyed by the weather, which may unfortunately make cleanup and recovery even more difficult for everybody. While cooler temperatures in the fall and winter...
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Gadsden Tomato Forum – December 6
The annual Tomato Forum will be held in Gadsden County on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The event will be hosted by the North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy, Florida from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM eastern time. Topics to be covered will include tomato...
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Gadsden County Certified Pile Burner Course – December 10
In response to the large amount of storm debris from Hurricane Michael, the Florida Forest Service and the University of Florida Gadsden County Extension Service will be offering a Certified Pile Burner Course in Quincy, Florida. Normally this course includes a $50...
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Friday Feature: Robot Cowboys
This week's featured video was produced by Feedstuffs Magazine to highlight an innovation being pilot tested at a Cargill cattle packing plant. They are evaluating remote control robotic cowboys that can move finished cattle though the pens and into the packing...
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Emergency Money for Farm and Business Owners Impacted by Hurricane Michael
Over the past month every business in the impact zone of Hurricane Michael has felt the anguish of anticipating large expenses that no one had budgeted for. There are a wide range of disaster programs to support both small businesses and farming operations. One of...
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