by Doug Mayo | Jan 8, 2021
This week’s featured video was produced by Tom Pemberton Farm Life to share something new he added at his dairy. The Easy Swing and Totem Cow Brushes are sturdy enough to let cows and bulls scratch and rub to their hearts delight either in a barn or out in the...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 18, 2020
– This week’s featured video was produced by Fox 13 News to highlight research trials testing the potential of hop production in Florida. In the video, Charley Belcher interviews Dr. Shinsuke Agehara, UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department, Gulf Coast...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2020
Rainfall After several months of above average rainfall, La Niña kicked in, so November was a much drier month across the Panhandle. You can see in the map to the left, which shows November 2020 rainfall estimates, that the Panhandle ranged from 1-5″ in...
by Doug Mayo | Dec 11, 2020
This week’s video features a very unique innovation for off-road vehicles. The Track N Go system turns any 4×4 into a snowmobile with a maximum speed of 40 mph. While I realize this has absolutely no practical application for farmers and ranchers in the...
by Doug Mayo | Nov 20, 2020
This week’s featured video was sent in by Nick Simmons, Escambia County Extension. There is a company based in Ireland called Moocall that is making products that generate text alerts to cattle producers when cows are in heat or about to calve. The sensors...