by Doug Mayo | Sep 2, 2016
In honor of the opening weekend of College Football I thought I would share some of my favorite rivalry insults to share with your friends who root for the wrong team. Don’t take offense, just change the highlighted school to fit your needs. How is the...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 26, 2016
A farmer and his wife enjoyed a wonderful celebration with their family on their 40th wedding anniversary. After everyone left the couple was putting things away and stopped to reminisce about how things were so different when they got married. The wife picked up...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 19, 2016
In a recent newsletter, I referred to the sudden increase in cotton prices as “Christmas in July.” Well, as we all know, the new wears off eventually—even for Christmas gifts. July was a good month, but so far August has not been. Prices have come under...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 19, 2016
From his favorite rocking chair on his front porch, a 95 year old cattleman shared words of wisdom with the grandson he chose to carry on the tradition of managing the family ranch. He told his grandson, “You can’t starve a profit out of a herd, but you...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 12, 2016
Several calls have come in to the Jackson County Extension Office recently from producers regarding something unusual in their “Argentine” bahiagrass fields. A parasitic fungal disease called ergot (Claviceps paspali) is growing on the seedheads (racemes)...
