Friday Feature:  What is Agronomy?

Friday Feature: What is Agronomy?

Farm-City Week starts next Wednesday, so I wanted to share a good video to help people learn about agriculture.  According to the Mariam-Webster Dictionary, “Agronomy is a branch of agriculture dealing with field-crop production and soil management.”  In...
Friday Feature:  Jerry Dakin – Florida Farmer of the Year

Friday Feature: Jerry Dakin – Florida Farmer of the Year

This week’s featured video was produced by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Jerry Dakin, Dakin Diary Farms who was selected as Florida’s entry to compete in the Sunbelt Ag Expo’s Swisher Sweet Farmer of the Year recognition.  Dakin was one...
Friday Feature:  McArthur Farms’ 2022 Peanut Harvest

Friday Feature: McArthur Farms’ 2022 Peanut Harvest

This week’s video was produced by Jim MacArthur, McArthur Farms, Malone, Florida, for his Field Rows YouTube Channel.  This video shows the farm crew in action during the height of the 2022 peanut harvest season.  With his video camera and drone, Jim shows all...
September 2022 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook

September 2022 Weather Summary and Last Quarter Outlook

Rainfall September was a dry month for much of the Panhandle.  The map to the left above shows estimated rainfall in September across Florida.  In the Panhandle, you can see that only a narrow band along the Gulf Coast received over 6″ (green & blue).  Most...