by Doug Mayo | Oct 16, 2020
This week’s featured video was produced by Lisa Baxley, UGA Forage Extension Specialist, as part of a new YouTube Channel called Georgia Forages. In her video, “How to use a grazing stick,” Lisa explains how to use this simple tool to make grazing...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 9, 2020
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...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 2, 2020
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...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 2, 2020
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,...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 25, 2020
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...