by Doug Mayo | Jun 17, 2016
An older man got a little confused at a sporting goods store recently. When he was ready to pay for his shotgun shells and 22 bullets, he walked up to the counter and pulled out his credit card and tried to hand it to the clerk. He looked a little confused as she...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 10, 2016
Florida has had its first confirmed case of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) in piglets in Holmes County. The diagnosis was made on three-day-old piglets, after an otherwise normal birth. This is the first case of PEDv confirmed in pigs originating in Florida. ...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 10, 2016
May Rainfall May was a more typical rainfall month for the Panhandle with El Niño disappearing. In the graphic above you can see that only small portions of northern Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties received more than 8″ for the month, while the areas in green...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 10, 2016
Farm folks have handled an issue for many years that is causing great debate and concern in society today. The whole topic of gender and restrooms can be solved by going back to old-school technology that was utilized for centuries on rural farms: With outhouses it...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 3, 2016
As cattle prices have drastically declined, producers are closely examining every production expense. It makes perfect sense to closely evaluate the efficiency of the hay produced on an operation, because hay is typically the most expensive feed fed to livestock. ...
