by Doug Mayo | May 20, 2016
April was a good month for cotton prices. So far, May has not been. Prices do seem to be attempting somewhat of a recovery, however. Both old crop July futures and new crop December futures have bounced back to recover about half of the decline we’ve experienced so...
by Doug Mayo | May 20, 2016
A rancher needed a new hand, so he went to the feed store, the farm supply dealership, and the coffee shop to spread the word that he was looking to hire a cowboy. A few days later he got a call from a fellow who was interested in the position, so he set an...
by Doug Mayo | May 13, 2016
April was a wetter than average month in most locations across the Panhandle, but nothing like the April rains of 2014 and 15. There were a few pockets in hot pink that had over 10″ of rainfall for the month while portions of Gulf and Franklin received less...
by Doug Mayo | May 13, 2016
A cowboy drove his truck and horse trailer to town to pick up some vaccines and wormer the day he was planning to work his cows. As he slowed down to turn off of the highway, he was struck from behind by a semi-truck. Unfortunately, the cowboy, his horse, and his...
by Doug Mayo | May 6, 2016
This is somewhat of a departure from the normal Friday Funny jokes, but after attending the Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course where they encouraged ranchers to tell their story, I thought I would share these one-liner cow jokes. The following are fun jokes to...