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...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 18, 2020
It is that time of the year, and peanut harvest has started in the Panhandle. Peanuts might start off the harvest, but cotton will be ready soon. Most growers are well acquainted with cotton defoliation, but Dr. Steve Brown, Auburn Cotton Specialist, met and...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 18, 2020
Few things are more frustrating in farming than trying to plant and not getting the right amount of out of the planter. There is a way to calculate how much seed is being planted to calibrate the settings. I know it is not quite time to plant cool-season forages and...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 4, 2020
Dr. Ann Blount, UF/IFAS Forage Breeder, coordinated with county extension agents across North Florida to establish warm-season annual forage legume variety demonstration plots, in the summer of 2020. Special thanks to Kelly Seed and Seedway for donating the seeds for...
by Libbie Johnson | Sep 4, 2020
Corn is still being harvested in the Western Panhandle, due to almost daily rains slowing progress. What looked like it would be an awful year in April and early May, has ended up rather positive. Much of the corn in the western counties experience a long, cool spring...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 4, 2020
This week’s featured video was produced by the Soil Health Institute (SHI) to promote the use of conservation tillage and cover crops in modern cotton production. This week’s featured video is the introduction to a series of short videos that were...
