by Doug Mayo | Oct 13, 2023
2023 has been a hard year for farmers and ranchers in the Panhandle with heat, drought, high-priced inputs, and high interest rates. As this growing season comes to an end, I thought it might help to go back in history to see what farm life was like in the early...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 6, 2023
Rainfall September was another dry month in the Florida Panhandle. Looking at the map to the left above you see the rainfall ranges estimated by NOAA. There were isolated areas that got ample rainfall in September, ranging from 9.5-11″ (purple) to 6.5-8″...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 6, 2023
October is peanut harvest season, but it is also the month of the Peanut Butter Challenge across Florida. To celebrate the kickoff of the Peanut Butter Challenge, I thought it would be a great time to share this wonderful video published by Georgia Public...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 29, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by the Texas A&M Forest Service. Jason Jones, Texas A&M Forest Service, provides an overview of timber harvest on your property. He recommends working with a consulting forester to coordinate the details of...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 22, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by the Guinness World Records to recognize Tommy the World’s Tallest Steer. Tommy is a 13 year old, 6’1″ Brown Swiss Steer, owned by Fred Balawender, Cheshire, Massachusetts. He was named after Tom...
