by Doug Mayo | Nov 3, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Florida Farm Bureau to share the story of Wade Purvis, the 2023 Florida Farmer of the Year. Purvis is a vegetable farmer from Immokalee, Florida that grows edamame (soybeans for human consumption), green beans, lima...
by Doug Mayo | Oct 13, 2023
2023 has been a hard year for farmers and ranchers in the Panhandle with heat, drought, high-priced inputs, and high interest rates. As this growing season comes to an end, I thought it might help to go back in history to see what farm life was like in the early...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 29, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by the Texas A&M Forest Service. Jason Jones, Texas A&M Forest Service, provides an overview of timber harvest on your property. He recommends working with a consulting forester to coordinate the details of...
by Hardeep Singh | Sep 22, 2023
On August 24, 2023, the West Florida Research and Education Center (WFREC) hosted an Extension Farm Field Day that brought together farmers, researchers, and agriculture enthusiasts for a day of learning, networking, and celebrating the agricultural innovations of the...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 22, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by the Guinness World Records to recognize Tommy the World’s Tallest Steer. Tommy is a 13 year old, 6’1″ Brown Swiss Steer, owned by Fred Balawender, Cheshire, Massachusetts. He was named after Tom...
by Doug Mayo | Sep 15, 2023
This week’s featured video was published by Florida Farm Bureau to highlight a farm in Calhoun County. Crooked Creek Farms, Altha, Florida is owned and operation by Beaver (Steve) & Michelle Yoder and their four daughters, who recently received This FARM...
