Jackson County Farm Family Reaches Major Milestone

Jackson County Farm Family Reaches Major Milestone

Doug Mayo, UF/IFAS Extension Jackson County, and Justin Bryan, FDACS Office of Ag Water Policy   Williams & Sons Farms in Two Egg, Florida, was founded in the 1950s by Lucious Williams, who is the first of three generations of Jackson County farm families. ...
Friday Feature:  Miracle Fruit for Chemo Patients

Friday Feature: Miracle Fruit for Chemo Patients

There is a tropical fruit that can be grown in Florida called miracle fruit or miracle berry, that has a very interesting benefit for cancer patients undergoing chemo treatment.  This tropical berry from West Africa can make sour things temporarily taste sweet, but...
Friday Feature:  How do you turn corn into Cheetos?

Friday Feature: How do you turn corn into Cheetos?

This week’s featured video is not crop production related but highlights one of the popular and unique products made from field corn.  How do they make Cheetos Puffs or Crunchy Cheetos?  These snacks are primarily made from corn meal and flavored seasonings.  A...
1st Quarter Weather Summary & Planting Outlook

1st Quarter Weather Summary & Planting Outlook

If you are a weather enthusiast, and follow the series of regular weather summary updates through this blog, you know there was some concern from the winter and 1st quarter 2021 outlooks in the Southeastern U.S.  Fortunately, the Climate Predication Center (CPC)...
Friday Feature:  Brunswick Grass Control in Bahia Pastures

Friday Feature: Brunswick Grass Control in Bahia Pastures

This week’s featured video was produced by the Panhandle Ag Extension Team on their YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/c/PanhandleAgExtension.  In this video Pratap Devkota, UF/IFAS Extension Weed Scientist, West Florida Research and Education Center,...