Friday Feature:  Lactation Station Dairy Tour

Friday Feature: Lactation Station Dairy Tour

This week’s featured video was produced by Coleen Larson and Lauren Butler, UF/IFAS Okeechobee County Extension, to provide a virtual tour of Larson Dairy, in Okeechobee, Florida.  The video was created for 4-H and FFA youth as part of the annual Ona Youth Field...
September 2020 Weather Summary and Fall Outlook

September 2020 Weather Summary and Fall Outlook

Rainfall What a difference a year makes.  In September of 2019, much of the Panhandle was dealing with a serious drought (map to right), but September 2020 was drastically different.  Hurricane Sally and the leftover rainfall from Hurricane Beta caused substantial...
Friday Feature:  Rethinking Methane From Cattle

Friday Feature: Rethinking Methane From Cattle

This week’s featured video was published by Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research Center (CLEAR) at the University of California Davis to discuss an often misunderstood topic of how methane produced by ruminant animals (cattle, sheep,...
Friday Feature:  The Farmer Must Feed Us All

Friday Feature: The Farmer Must Feed Us All

The last two weeks have been very challenging for farmers and ranchers in the Panhandle, after Hurricane Sally dumped feet of rain on farm fields and pastures from Escambia to Gadsden Counties.  Many may be wondering why they take this risk every year to earn a...