December Florida Cattle Market Price Watch

Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist The August 2016 Feeder Cattle futures contract declined by $1.10/cwt. during December. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $8.25/hd. ($1.10/cwt. * 7.5 cwt.) on a...

Panhandle December 2015 Weather Summary

December was a very wet month for much of the Panhandle, but there was wide variation with eastern counties having much lower totals.  The areas in hot pink show areas that received more than 10″ in December.  Portions of Jefferson and Wakulla had less than...

Friday Funny: The Famous Cardiologist’s Funeral

A very prestigious, and internationally recognized cardiologist who was nearing the end of his career to leave the spotlight and stress of leading the cardiologist staff of the Mayo Clinic, and moved to a small, rural hospital in the Florida Panhandle.  He told the...

Winterizing Irrigation Systems

Gary L. Hawkins, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences Department & Calvin D. Perry, C.M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park  Irrigation systems are typically used during the summer months to supply supplemental irrigation water to crops as needed. This application...