by Doug Mayo | Dec 18, 2015
2015 was an even more successful year for the Panhandle Ag e-News electronic newsletter project. There were a total of 258 articles contributed by 37 County Agents and State Specialist authors in 2015. This year the website registered over 108,044 total web page...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 18, 2015
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Officer made an unexpected visit to a ranch in the Florida Panhandle. He got out of the black, unmarked SUV he was driving, and barked at the rancher, “I need to inspect your ranch for illegal drugs.” The...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2015
While cotton futures prices are still in the long standing 62 to 67-cent trading range, prices made a nice “recovery” over the past few weeks. Prices (Mar16 futures) have “rallied” from the 60-cent threat back in October, and from just below 62 cents on Nov 23, to...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2015
Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Livestock Economist The August 2016 Feeder Cattle futures contract declined by $16.38/cwt. during November. Based on this futures price decrease, August Feeder Cattle revenues decreased by approximately $122.85/hd. ($16.38/cwt. *7.5 cwt.) on a...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2015
November was an unusually wet month across the Panhandle with fairly wide variation. According to the National Weather Service estimates, the hot pink portions of Okaloosa, Walton, Washington, Holmes, Jackson, Liberty, Franklin, Wakulla and Leon Couties had over...
