by Doug Mayo | Mar 23, 2018
A report summary from the USDA Economic Research Service, James M. MacDonald, Robert A. Hoppe, and Doris Newton What Is the Issue? Farm production has been shifting to larger farms for many years—one element of broad-based changes in farm structure. However, the U.S....
by Doug Mayo | Mar 23, 2018
This week’s featured video was produced by a member of the Panhandle Ag Extension Team. Matt Lollar, Horticulture Agent, Jackson County Extension, developed this video to show how those small cucumbers, that are so popular as pickles, are grown and harvested. ...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
The Southeastern Pocket Gopher, Geomys pinetis, sometimes called “Sandy-Mounders,” is a native rodent wildlife species in most of Florida, Southern Alabama, and Southern Georgia. They are typically found in fields with sandy, well-drained soils that are...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
When deer hunting, I am often guilty of waiting and waiting and waiting on something better—often even turning down the opportunity to take a doe, in hopes that something bigger comes along. I too often end up waiting too long and all the deer just disappear and I...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 16, 2018
Caroline Roper, Communications Specialist, Mid-Florida REC – Apopka Florida consumers see value in and are willing to pay more for locally-grown products, especially when it comes to landscape and ornamental plants, according to a new study conducted by...