by Doug Mayo | Dec 8, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Shade Haven to highlight their portable livestock shade equipment. Shade is very important for managing heat stress in grazing cattle. Shade Haven’s portable shades allow producers to move shade to where the...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2023
Rainfall October was another dry month for much of Florida. NOAA provides maps with estimates of rainfall for the month as well as a comparison to average precipitation. The map to the left above shows the range of rainfall for the state. In the Panhandle,...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 17, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Growing America. Harvey Suber has been farming in Gadsden County Florida for 76 years. There’s a whole lot of wisdom in this man but he’d tell you he’s just an American Farmer. Enjoy the video as Harvey shares...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 3, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Wade Purvis, the 2023 Florida Farmer of the Year. Purvis is a vegetable farmer from Immokalee, Florida that grows edamame (soybeans for human consumption), green beans, lima...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 27, 2023
Every October, the Florida Forestry Association (the other FFA) celebrates Florida Forests Week as a time to promote the timber industry in the state! This year, Florida Forest Week was October 22-28. In Jackson County, a tour was organized by John Alter, Malone,...