by Doug Mayo | Jul 29, 2016
Two ranchers, Bart and Hank, in their late 80’s, were neighbors who been friends all of their lives. When it was clear that Bart’s health was failing, Hank visited him every day. One day Hank said, “Bart, we both loved rodeo all our lives, and we rode...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 22, 2016
Clifford and Daisy were farmers who were married for many years. Together they raised crops and cattle on some of the poorest land in the Florida Panhandle. Life for them was never easy and it showed. Their marriage was somewhat legendary in the region, because of...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 15, 2016
The calendar says July; but for the cotton grower it’s Christmas. This week’s USDA monthly supply and demand numbers were an unexpected gift. The market reacted positively and let’s hope prices can sustain the new-found optimism. Even if prices...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 15, 2016
June 2016 was fairly typical for the Florida Panhandle with much warmer temperatures and scattered afternoon thunderstorms with highly variable rainfall. In the graphic above you can see the hot pink areas that received more than 10″ and dark red regions that...
by Doug Mayo | Jul 15, 2016
A farmer and his wife worked with his son and daughter-in law to develop a business plan that would allow the couple to move back to the family farm. The young couple developed an agritourism business with U-pick fruits and vegetables for the summer, a corn maze in...
