by Doug Mayo | Nov 4, 2016
October Summary October is historically one of the driest months of the year in the Florida Panhandle. Much of the western portion of the Panhandle, however, was “O-for-October,” with little to no rainfall this year. Northern Jefferson County did receive...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 4, 2016
John and Mary were married for 56 years, and lived on the farm they cherished that had been in their family for three generations. After John died in 2010, Mary decided to keep living on the farm, but passed the business operation on to her son and grandsons. While...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 28, 2016
UF/IFAS Beef Cattle & Forage Specialists, and County Extension Agents serving the Florida Panhandle worked to develop a basic management calendar for cattle producers. The purpose of this calendar is to provide reminders for management techniques with similar...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 28, 2016
A male college student and a much older alumni sitting in front of him had a heated exchange at a recent college football game. The young man was enjoying heckling the coaches and players and shouting obscenities at the referees. The older gentlemen put up with this...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 21, 2016
Cattle prices peaked at unprecedented levels in 2014, fell off a cliff in 2015, and took another steep nosedive in 2016. When you look at Figure 1 above you can see that average prices for weaned steers have fallen sharply back to 2010 levels this fall. From July...
