by Doug Mayo | Jun 21, 2019
This week’s featured video was published by Allie Raffa, Fox News to share the challenges to the timber industry following Hurricane Micheal. She interviewed fifth-generation timber farmer, Will Leonard in Calhoun County. Use the following link to see the...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 17, 2019
This week’s featured video was published by UF/IFAS Extension to promote the diversity of the Florida agricultural industry by the county agents who serve all around the state. The Panhandle Ag Extension Team’s own Kalyn Waters, Holmes County, was...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 7, 2019
Rainfall After abundant rainfall at the end of 2018, 2019 has gotten drier and drier for much of the Panhandle. Not only was it dry, but extremely hot as well. In the graphic above, generated through the National Weather Service data, there were isolated areas of...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 7, 2019
This week’s featured video was a published news story from Fox News to raise awareness about a serious issue. Florida’s 500 year old cattle industry is shrinking. The main culprit is development in Florida. St. Johns County Rancher, Allan Roberts and...
by Doug Mayo | Jun 3, 2019
Regrettably, Hurricane Season is upon us once again, so Florida livestock producers need to start planning for the major hurricane that could make a direct hit on your ranch. I also know that disaster preparation is only one notch above succession planning, at the...