by Libbie Johnson | Oct 5, 2018
Farmers in the Western Panhandle are in agreement — dry weather is needed to get the crops out to gins and buying points. Currently, climatologists are predicting a 62% chance of experiencing El Niño conditions for the next 3 months. What does that mean to a farmer...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 5, 2018
This week’s featured video was published by the University of California – Davis to share the results of a remarkable scientific discovery. Researchers from UC Davis, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and Mars, Incorporated have identified a native...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 28, 2018
For most row crop growers in Florida, Tropical Storm Gordon had minimal impact. However, in the westernmost part of the state, much of the cotton suffered significant damage. Though the winds were not extremely strong, the combination of saturated soils and winds...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 28, 2018
If you want to help feeding hungry people in Florida’s Panhandle this year, you can donate peanut butter during the annual Peanut Butter Challenge, coordinated by UF/IFAS Extension. Thanks to a partnership of UF/IFAS Extension and the Florida Peanut Producers...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 21, 2018
This week’s featured video is a funny video created by Matthew Sligar, who is a 3rd generation California Rice Farmer that has created a YouTube channel called Rice Farming TV. YouTube videos are Matthew’s tools for sharing interesting facts about modern...
