by Doug Mayo | Jan 16, 2026
This week’s featured video is not specifically related to agriculture, but it does show how far technology has come in the last 75 years. In 1954, Southern Bell created a movie short to provide instructions for people on how to dial a call directly using a...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 9, 2026
In this week’s video, Sunshine State Insider explores the rise, peak, and dramatic decline of Florida’s citrus industry. Florida Citrus was once one of the most important agricultural industries in the state. From historic freezes and explosive development, to...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 19, 2025
Ranchers and their employees are invited to attend the 41st annual, Northwest Florida Beef Conference and Trade Show, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Registration and the Trade Show will open at 7:30 AM central time, and the educational program will start at 8:15 AM...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 19, 2025
This week’s featured video was produced by Heavy Steel Marvels to share the story of how Sears & Roebuck Catalog orders revolutionized rural America. Farm families in the late 1800s and much of the 1900s had very limited access to purchasing machinery,...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 5, 2025
Rainfall November was yet another very dry month in the Panhandle. You can see in the map to the left above that almost the entire state of Florida received less than 1.2″ (except area in green) in November. There was also a large area of Northeast Florida...
