by Matt Lollar | Feb 5, 2016
Thank you to all those who attended the Tri-State Cucurbit and Panhandle Satsuma Meetings held in Jackson County! We had a great turnout at both meetings, and we even had some folks from as far away as Statesboro, GA. Don’t fret if you were unable to attend...
by Doug Mayo | Jan 22, 2016
Ever get frustrated searching for information on agricultural topics? Typically a Google search provides links to commercial sites, advertisements, and all sorts of websites that don’t have what you are searching for. While the University of Florida’s...
by Doug Mayo | Aug 21, 2015
The Jackson County Cattlemen’s Association hosted their annual tour on August 13, 2015. This year’s tour went to two farms and the local research station. More than 80 people attended the tour this year. MWI Veterinary Supply, Southern States and Farm...
by Blake Thaxton | Jun 19, 2015
High tunnel crop production has steadily increased in Northwest Florida, with many utilizing funding from the Natural Resource Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). There are many benefits to high tunnel production with...
by Libbie Johnson | May 15, 2015
Enhancing Sustainability Options for Farmers Article by Margaret Lawrence, News Unit Manager, Alabama Cooperative Extension Weather is one of farming’s greatest challenges. But Dr. Brenda Ortiz, a corn and grain crops specialist with Alabama Extension, says farmers’...
by Doug Mayo | May 8, 2015
The University of Florida IFAS Extension offers a database of fact sheets available for free download on the Internet called EDIS (Electronic Data Information Source) that has many publications of interest to farmers and ranchers in Northwest Florida. Each fact sheet...
