Dr. Blount’s 2020 Cool-Season Forage Variety Update

Dr. Blount’s 2020 Cool-Season Forage Variety Update

  – Everything from variety selection to timing of planting and fertilizer rates impact the yields and productivity of your cool-season forages.  Dr. Ann Blount and her team of forage specialists at UF/IFAS Extension develop a set of recommendations...
Game Cameras for Wildlife Monitoring

Game Cameras for Wildlife Monitoring

– Mike Goodchild, Walton County Extension Director and Forestry Agent When your land management plan includes wildlife, it can be frustrating to determine how much impact you are making.  Wildlife continuously move and are generally more active and visible when...
Friday Feature:  Rethinking Methane From Cattle

Friday Feature: Rethinking Methane From Cattle

This week’s featured video was published by Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research Center (CLEAR) at the University of California Davis to discuss an often misunderstood topic of how methane produced by ruminant animals (cattle, sheep,...
Friday Feature:  The Farmer Must Feed Us All

Friday Feature: The Farmer Must Feed Us All

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...
Friday Feature:  Calibrating Your Grain Drill

Friday Feature: Calibrating Your Grain Drill

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...