Friday Feature:  The History of Bobcat Loaders

Friday Feature: The History of Bobcat Loaders

This week’s featured video was published by Prairie Public Television to share the history of the Bobcat Loader.  Two ingenious brothers, Cyril and Louis Keller, grew up on a dairy farm in Minnesota.  Their father usually repaired broken machinery parts rather...
Friday Feature:  Visualizing Development of the Bovine Embryo

Friday Feature: Visualizing Development of the Bovine Embryo

This week’s featured video was published by the University of Florida’s Animal Science Department to share time-lapse video of early development of a bovine embryo.  Researchers at the University of Florida are studying embryo development to learn ways to...
Florida Farm TEAM Card for Agriculture Sales Tax Exemption

Florida Farm TEAM Card for Agriculture Sales Tax Exemption

  On July 1, 2023, Senate Bill 1164 / House Bill 1279 became law as Florida Chapter 2023-154.  This bill covered a range of items that the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) will regulate.  One key part of this bill was the creation...
June 2023 Weather Summary and 3-Month Outlook

June 2023 Weather Summary and 3-Month Outlook

Rainfall June 2023 provided ample rainfall for much of the Panhandle, but it was not at all uniform.  The map to the left provides estimated ranges of rainfall for the state of Florida in June.  For the Panhandle, the area in yellow ranged from 4-6″, much of the...